Economic Survey of
Lawyers in Alabama
2014
prepared by the
Practice Management Assistance Program
a member service
of the
Alabama State Bar
Economic Survey of
Lawyers in Alabama
2014
prepared by the
Practice Management Assistance Program
a member service
of the
Alabama State Bar
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Table of Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................1
Methodology .........................................................................................................1
Demographics of Respondents ...............................................................................2
Narrative Summary ...................................................................................................3
Employment Setting and Income Information ..........................................................3
Attorney and Staff Benefits.....................................................................................6
Private Practice Attorneys.......................................................................................7
Written Fee Agreements .....................................................................................7
Billing Methods ...................................................................................................7
Time Records .....................................................................................................8
Billing Statement Information ..............................................................................9
Standard Hourly Rates ........................................................................................9
Minimum Hourly Billing Requirements ................................................................ 10
Caseload .......................................................................................................... 11
Accounts Receivable ......................................................................................... 11
Areas of Practice .............................................................................................. 13
Associate Attorneys and the Jobs Outlook .......................................................... 14
Overhead costs ................................................................................................ 17
Lawyers in Non-Legal Employment ....................................................................... 18
Administrative Assistance ..................................................................................... 19
Legal Secretaries .............................................................................................. 19
Legal Assistants/Paralegals ............................................................................... 20
Retirement .......................................................................................................... 22
Unemployed Attorneys ......................................................................................... 22
Survey Questionnaire and Responses ....................................................................... 25
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Introduction
This report presents the results of a survey of Alabama State Bar members.
Information concerning the economic aspects of the practice of law in Alabama,
including information on lawyer income, lawyer employment, practice setting, legal
staffing, billing methods, hours and rates, use of fee agreements, accounts receivable
and collections, overhead and expenses, and retirement plans and activities was
collected through this survey. Certain questions were asked only of private practice
attorneys, retired attorneys and unemployed attorneys, respectively. For the first time
the survey included questions directed to member respondents who are not engaged in
legal employment regarding their current job and their reasons for choosing it.
M ethodology
Between March 19, 2015 and April 27, 2015, the Alabama State Bar sent an
email to 4,308 randomly selected members in good standing, both regular and special
members, requesting that they participate in an online survey estimated to take no
more than one half hour to complete. Of those selected at random to participate, 949
started the survey and all of them completed it, for a 22% response rate and a 100%
completion rate. Because not all questions were asked of all respondents and not all
respondents responded to all of the questions which they were asked, percentages
within this survey report are based on the actual number of individuals who responded
to each particular question.
All probability samples contain some sampling error – the extent to which the
views of respondents differ from the views held by the entire population from which the
sample was selected. For this survey, one can be 99% confident that the results for
each part of the survey which was taken by all of the respondents are not more than
4.05% (+ or – 4.05%) different from that of the entire population of Alabama lawyers.
Sampling error is greater when subgroups of respondents, such as those engaged in
private practice, are examined. Sampling error does not reflect the influence of other
factors, such as question wording or order, which can also influence the results of the
survey.
Several measures of central tendency are mentioned in this report. For those
who are not familiar with the definitions of these terms, we provide the following:
mean – the average for all values given in response to a particular
question. The mean is calculated by adding all of the responses provided
and then dividing that sum by the total number of responses.
median – the middle value of a series of numbers which are first placed in
rank order. Half of the values will be greater than the median and half
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will be less than the median. Because the median value truly is “in the
middle” it is often a better indication of midpoint response than is the
mean, which can be distorted by one or two responses that are much
higher or lower than the rest.
Dem ographics of Respondents
All respondents were asked to provide demographic information so that we could
determine whether the respondent pool accurately reflected the demographic makeup
of the bar as a whole, as indicated by our membership records.
Almost 66% of respondents were male and 34% were female. At the time the
survey was conducted, males made up 69% of membership and females made up 31%,
based on information contained in our membership records. The majority of the survey
takers (89.4%) classified themselves as Caucasian, 6.8% classified themselves as
African American, 2.8% stated that they do not classify themselves by race, and around
1% classified themselves as Asian, Hispanic, Native American or Other. At the time the
survey was conducted, 92% of our members were Caucasian, 6.5% were African
American and 1.5% were classified as Other, based on self-classification at the time of
admission to the Alabama State Bar.
The survey respondents ranged in age from under 30 to over 71, with the largest
single group (26%) falling into the 51 – 60 age group. The next largest age group was
41 – 50 (23%) followed by the 61-70 age group (20%) and the 31 – 40 age group
(19%). Thus, over half (51%) of the survey takers were between the ages of 41 and
70, reflecting the aging of the Alabama State Bar. Only 7% of the respondents were
under 30 years of age, and 5% were 71 and over. The median age range for survey
takers was 51 to 60 years.
The largest single group of respondents (27%) reported that they have been
admitted to the Alabama State Bar for 11 – 20 years. The two next largest groups
were 20-30 years and more than 30 years (24.5% and 24%, respectively). Only 15%
of the respondents have been admitted for 4-10 years, and 9.5% have been admitted
for less than 4 years. The median range of years in practice was 11 to 20 years.
Regular members made up 71% of the respondents while special member
respondents were 29%. At the time of the survey, 81% of the Alabama State Bar
membership were regular members and 19% were special members. Thus, it appears
that the gender and race of the survey respondents were roughly in line with the bar’s
membership records, however, the percentage of women and the percentage of special
members who responded to the survey was slightly higher than their representation in
the bar as a whole. Nonetheless, we believe that the survey results are fairly
representative of the circumstances and opinions of the overall membership.
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Narrative Summary
Em ploym ent Setting and I ncom e I nform ation
The survey began by seeking information about general work setting and gross
income from the respondents. The goal was to capture a picture of how much Alabama
State Bar members, as a whole earn, regardless of whether they are in private practice
or employed in some other setting.
Of those responding to the survey, 71.7% were employed full time (40 hours or
more per week) in a legal job and an additional 9.8% were employed part time (less
than 40 hours per week) in a legal job. For the first time we asked specific questions
about non-legal employment, and found that 8.3% of the respondents were employed
in full time non-legal jobs and 1.7% were employed in part-time non-legal jobs.
Retirees made up 5.5% of respondents. One and a half percent (1.5%) of respondents
were unemployed but seeking legal work, 0.5% were unemployed seeking non-legal
work and 1% of the respondents were unemployed but not seeking work of any type.
Only 2.9% of respondents were unemployed in 2014, down from 4.6% in 2010.
Respondents came from all different firm-size settings. The largest single group
was solo practitioners at 28.85% of respondents. Respondents from firms of 2 to 5
lawyers were next at 27.65%, reflecting the fact that about two-thirds of Alabama
lawyers practice in firms of five lawyers or fewer, based on information on firm size
from the bar’s membership database. Respondents from other firm settings were as
follows: 6 – 10 lawyers at 10.29%; 11 – 20 lawyers at 7.62%; 21 – 50 lawyers at
9.22%; 51 – 100 lawyers at 4.95% and more than 100 lawyers at 11.36% of
respondents.
Figure 1. Number of lawyers in firm or organization
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Perhaps reflective of an improvement in economic conditions following the end of
the recession which began in 2008, the largest single group of respondents (15.5%)
indicated that they made between $50,001 and $75,000 in 2014. The next largest
group (14%) stated that they made between $75,001 and $100,000. Forty-one percent
(41%) of respondents reported income of more than $100,000 per year. The median
salary range for all respondents was between $75,001 and $100,000.
When comparing the surveys conducted by the bar in 1986, 1998 and 2009, it
appears that individual lawyer income may again be on the rise, with fewer lawyers
reporting income of less than $50,000 than in any year other than 1998, and more
lawyers reporting income of more than $100,000 than in any of the previous surveys,
and up substantially from 2009. The percentage of lawyers reporting income of
between $50,000 and $100,000 remained relatively even across all four surveys, but
has continuously trended downward, falling from about 35% in 2009 to about 29% in
2014. The number of respondents in the less than $50,000 range decreased from 37%
in 2009 to about 24% in 2014, while the number of respondents in the more than
$100,000 range beat the high of 40% set in the 1998 survey, reaching over 45%.
Figure 2. Income before taxes (after deducting expenses if self-employed)
This seems to agree with the responses to whether income increased, decreased
or remained the same in 2014 compared to 2013. Forty-four and seven-tenths percent
(44.7%) of all respondents indicated that their income increased between 2013 and
2014, 31.4% indicated that it remained the same, and only 21.5% stated that it
decreased over that one year period. The other 2.4% indicated that they did not know.
Firm size continues to correlate with higher income. Of those who identified
themselves as being the only lawyer in their organization, 43% reported earning less
than $50,000; 27% reported earning between $50,000 and $100,000; and 30%
reported earning over $100,000. By comparison, in firms with 2 to 5 lawyers, 25.5%
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reported income before taxes of less than $50,000, 33% reported earning between
$50,000 and $100,000, and 41.5% reported income before taxes of over $100,000. In
organizations with over 50 lawyers, 75% reported income before taxes of over
$100,000, and 33% reported income of over $200,000 in 2014.
Interestingly, 6 respondents who identified themselves as the only lawyer in their
organization reported earning more than $350,000, the top figure we asked about, in
2014. Nine respondent in firms of 2 – 5 lawyers, 3 respondents from firms of 6 – 10
lawyers, and 3 respondents from firms of 11 – 20 lawyers indicated reaching this
income level, reflecting the possibility of high earnings from the practice of law in any
firm size setting.
Figure 3. Income by firm size in 2014.
These numbers, when compared with the results of the 2009 survey, seem to
indicate that the incomes of Alabama State Bar members are once again rising after the
downturn caused by the recession that began in late 2008. Whether this rise will
continue, or will falter as a result of the trend toward commoditization of certain types
of law practice and the lower income levels that often results from a commodity
practice and increased competition, cannot be predicted.
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Attorney and Staff Benefits
The survey attempted to determine what benefits were available to both lawyers
and legal support staff members in both law firms and from other employers. Almost
68% of respondents reported that their employer provided them with paid vacations
and holidays and 62% reported receiving paid sick leave. Almost 62% percent reported
that their firm made retirement fund contributions on their behalf. Other popular
benefits were reimbursement of CLE expenses (84%) and professional dues and
membership fees (82%). Twenty-three percent (23%) received paid medical insurance
for the attorney and 55% reported that medical insurance for their immediate family
members was also paid for by their firms. Forty-three percent (43%) reported having
access to a flexible work schedule, but only 1.4% reported that their firm offered the
possibility of a sabbatical.
Figure 4. Comparison of benefits provided to lawyers by their firm or employer
Fringe benefits for support staff were actually more generous in some cases than
were benefits for attorneys, with 92% of respondents reporting that their firm or
organization provided paid vacations and holidays for employees in 2014. Eighty-seven
percent (87%) provided paid sick leave and 60% made retirement contributions on
behalf of support staff. Almost 23% reported that support staff members received paid
medical insurance for the staff member and 47% reported that their firm or
organization provided medical insurance for both staff and the employees’ immediate
family members.
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With only a few exceptions, benefits for both attorneys and non-attorney staff
members appear to be slightly more generous now than they were 5 years ago.
P rivate P ractice Attorneys
Private practice attorneys were asked a number of questions about their firms
that were not applicable to attorneys working in other settings. Because of the smaller
number of respondents answering these questions, the confidence level in the
responses in this section is lower than for the survey as a whole.
Written Fee Agreements
The largest single group of respondents in private practice (50%) reported that
they always use a written fee agreement or engagement letter, followed by 35% who
usually use one, 13% who seldom use one and 2% who never use one. When
compared to the results of the three previous surveys, it appears that the use of written
fee agreements continues to increase, with the number always using them exceeding
those usually using them for the first time and the number of attorneys never using
them continuing to decrease.
Billing Methods
The largest single group of private practice attorney respondents (51%)
indicated that they utilize hourly billing as their primary billing method, followed by
19% who utilize a combination of two or more billing methods. Sixteen percent (16%)
use contingent billing as their primary method. Around 14% primarily use fixed or flat
fees. As in 2009, no one reported using value-based fees (fixed fee plus bonus for
results) as their primary billing method.
The majority of private practice attorneys in Alabama do not seem to utilize
contingency fee billing, with 32% reporting that they use contingency fees in 25% or
fewer of their cases and 48% reporting that they never charge contingency fees.
Around 15% of attorneys reported using contingency billing in over 75% of their cases.
In 1998 around 20% of respondents said that they never used contingency billing. In
2009 only 5.8% of private practice attorney respondents reported using contingency
billing in over 75% of their cases.
For those who did report using contingency billing, 59% reported that the
average percentage of the award they received if they won the case was between 30%
and 39%. The next largest group (18%) reported receiving between 40 and 49% of
the award. These figures are in line with the results of the previous surveys.
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Figure 5. Comparison of percentage of award received by
attorney or law firm in contingency cases
Time Records
Over half (55%) of respondents in private practice always keep written time
records, with another 21% reporting that they always keep them except in contingency
or fixed fee cases, while 19% reported that they keep written time records only for
selected cases. Around 5% of Alabama attorneys in private practice reported that they
never keep written time records. These figures show a slight rise in the use of written
time records from 2009.
In a change from previous surveys, and reflective of the increased adoption of
technology in the law office, the largest single group of private practice respondents
(33%) reported that they now enter time directly into a time and billing software
product or system. Twenty-eight percent (28%) continue to use paper time sheets
which are later entered into time and billing software, while 26% use paper timesheets
which someone types up to create a bill. Around 12% reported that they reconstruct
their time records from calendar entries and file review. For those who automate time
entry, Quickbooks, Juris, Timeslips, and PC Law were the most frequently named
products, followed by Elite, ProLaw, Time Matters, Tabs and Clio. Several respondents
mentioned using self-created systems, some of which utilize Excel spreadsheets.
As would probably be expected, the most frequently used minimum billing time
interval was 6 minutes (0.1 hour) reported by 70% of the private practice respondents,
followed by 15 minutes (14% of respondents), 10 minutes (6% of respondents), and 5
minutes (5% of respondents).
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Billing Statement Information
When asked what information they regularly include on their billing statements,
88% of private practice respondents reported itemizing services. Seventy two percent
(72%) included the total time spent by all lawyers and 69% percent also included the
time spent by individual lawyers. Seventy percent (70%) reported including the prior
unpaid balance and 59% reported including an itemized list of disbursements. Less
than 40% stated that they include the remaining balance in trust or the total time spent
by legal assistants/paralegals or their hourly rate on their statements. Slightly over
50% of private practice respondents reported including a narrative summary of
activities or services.
Standard Hourly Rates
The largest single group of private practice attorney respondents (14.5%)
reported their standard hourly rate to be between $200 and $224 per hour. The
median standard hourly rate was in the range between $175 and $199 per hour. Fortyfour percent (44%) of those surveyed charged less than $200 per hour, while the other
56% charged a standard hourly rate of more than $200 per hour.
When compared to the previous surveys, hourly rates charged by attorneys
continue to rise. In 2009 the median standard hourly rate was between $150 and
$174.
Figure 6. Standard hourly rates charged by Alabama attorneys
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Minimum Hourly Billing Requirements
The overwhelming majority of private practice attorneys (83%) reported that
their firm did not have a stated yearly standard minimum annual billable hours
requirement in 2014.
For those firms which did have published billing requirements for associates/nonequity attorneys and partners/shareholders in 2014, almost 62% stated that the
requirement for associates/non-equity attorneys was between 1,801 and 2000 hours.
With regard to minimum billing requirements for partners/shareholders, the largest
single group (51%) reported the requirement as also falling in the 1,801 to 2000 hours
range. Around 28% reported requiring between 1600 and 1800 hours, and about 7%
required 1200 hours or less of such attorneys. Only 7% of respondents reported
requiring more than 2000 hours. These numbers are not substantially different than
the findings in 2009.
Despite these published minimum billing requirements, when all private practice
attorney respondents were asked how many hours they personally billed in 2014, the
single largest group (43%) reported billing 1,000 hours or less, however 8% reported
billing more than 2,000 hours during that year.
Figure 7. Hours actually billed in 2014
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Caseload
The survey also attempted to obtain a picture of the average private practice
attorney’s caseload. When asked how many cases they handled, the respective
responses were as follows:
2009
2014
Less than 25
27.4%
24.9%
26-50
19.4%
21.5%
51-100
21.8%
23.8%
101-150
14.7%
13.9
151-200
6.3%
4.5%
More than 200
10.3%
11.4%
From this we can determine that around 70% of Alabama attorneys in private
practice handle 100 or fewer cases per year.
Accounts Receivable
Because unpaid legal fees can be a substantial drain on a law firm, the survey
attempted to determine the average monthly accounts receivable balance carried by
Alabama firms. Surprisingly, 30% of private practice respondents (the largest single
group) reported that their firm does not prepare a report on this information. Eleven
percent (11%) of respondents reported that their average monthly accounts receivable
balance was $1,000 or less, 16% reported it to be between $1,001 and $5,000; 9%
reported it to be between $5,001 and $10,000; and 7% reported it to be between
$10,001 and $20,000. Thirteen percent (13%) reported average monthly accounts
receivable balances of over $50,000.
Figure 8. Average monthly accounts receivable balance carried by firms
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Excluding personal injury cases, 33% of private practice respondents reported
that their firm did not advance costs in 2014, while 45% reported advancing costs of
$1,000 or less on behalf of each client. When comparing these figures with the survey
from 2009, it appears that on the low end more firms are not advancing costs at all,
while firms that do finance cases that are not personal injury cases are advancing more
to facilitate the settlement or trial of these cases than they did 5 years ago.
Figure 9. Costs advanced by firms in non-personal injury cases
The survey respondents believed that the majority of their fees billed in 2014
were paid in a timely manner, with 15% reporting that they collected all fees billed that
year, 32% reporting that they failed to collect less than 5% of billed fees, 22%
reporting that they failed to collect between 5 and 9% of billed fees, and 17% reporting
that they failed to collect between 10 and 20% of billed fees. Seven percent (7%)
reported failure to collect between 21 and 30% of fees billed, and another 7% reported
failure to collect over 30% of their fees billed in 2014.
Figure 10. Comparrison of fees firms failed to collect
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A staggering 88% of private practice attorneys reported that they do not charge
interest on past due fees. Almost 59% reported that they do not accept credit or debit
cards for payment of fees or costs, which is down substantially from the 79% of
respondents who reported that they did not accept credit cards when the last survey
was done in 2009.
Figure 11. Attorneys who do not charge interest on past due fees
Of the respondents who indicated that they do accept electronic payments for
legal fees and expenses, 90% accept credit cards, 72% accept debit cards, 32% accept
e-check/direct debit/ACH payments, and 15% accept PayPal.
Areas of Practice
Private practice attorneys were asked to indicate up to 3 primary areas of
practice. This year, civil litigation was the single most reported area with 33% of
respondents saying they worked in this area, followed by 27% who indicated domestic,
family and adoptions, and 23% who indicated personal injury. Twenty-two percent
(22%) stated that they engaged in criminal legal work, and 20% in wills, estates and
trusts to round out the top five practice areas.
The least selected areas of practice were once again securities, mergers and
acquisitions; antitrust; and pensions and benefits. Banking and finance, health law, and
intellectual property law were all up, but only slightly, from the 2009 survey. See the
questions and responses at the end of this report for the full breakdown of all
respondents and practice areas.
For the first time we asked the private practice respondents whether any of their
top 3 areas of practice had been added or dropped over the last 5 years. Seventy-six
(76%) indicated that they had not added practice areas but, of those who did, the most
frequently added areas were domestic, family and adoption at 20%, wills, estates and
trusts at 19% and criminal law at 18%. Likewise, almost 81% indicated that they had
not dropped any of their top 3 areas of practice over the last five year. The ones who
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said that they had were most likely to have dropped criminal work (26%), real estate
(13%) and domestic, family and adoptions (12%). The most frequently cited reasons
for dropping an area of practice was that it was either unprofitable, no longer available
– as in the case of indigent criminal appointments, or because the respondent did not
enjoy doing it.
Associate Attorneys and the Jobs Outlook
Given the difficulty that many law school graduates have had in finding jobs
since the economic slowdown that began in 2008, we revised some of the survey
questions regarding associate attorneys and sought to also obtain information about the
level of skills and experience that it is necessary for a candidate to possess in order to
be hired and promoted in a law firm today. We also sought to obtain information about
non-equity attorneys with more than 3 years’ experience, as more firms create nonpartnership employment tracks.
In order to determine whether the staffing of law firms is moving away from the
associate-partner structure many practitioners are familiar with, private practice
attorneys were asked about their current employment tracks. Thirty-six percent (36%)
indicated that they have only an associate to partnership track, 16% indicated that they
have only a non-partnership track, and 48% indicated the availability of both
partnership and non-partnership tracks at their firms.
Figure 12. Employment tracks in firms
Private practice attorneys were also asked whether they hired new attorneys
during 2014, who they hired, and the starting compensation of those hires. Almost
59% of respondents said that in 2014 their firm did not hire any employee (non-equity)
attorneys. Of those who did hire such an attorney, around 26% said they hired only
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attorneys with 3 years’ experience or less, 14.5% said they hired only attorneys with
more than 3 years’ experience, and almost 60% said they hired attorneys from both
these categories.
For lawyers with 3 years of less experience, the largest single group of
respondents (21.5%) reported a starting salary in the range between $50,000 and
$75,000. The next largest group (16.5%) reported a starting salary in the range
between $25,000 and $50,000. Twelve percent (12%) reported a starting salary in the
range between $75,000 and $100,000, and 10% reported a starting salary in the range
between $100,000 and $125,000.
The median starting salary range was between $50,000 and $75,000. Thus, it
appears that the financial downturn has resulted in a lowering of the starting salaries of
relatively inexperienced lawyers. In comparison, the median starting salary range for
new attorneys in 2009 was between $75,000 and $100,000.
Figure 13. Starting salaries for attorneys with 3 years’ experience or less
Private practice respondents were asked to indicate how non-equity attorney
compensation was determined in 2014. Almost 35% responded that they had no
associate attorneys but, of those who did, the majority (61%) responded that
associates were paid a fixed salary plus a year end bonus. Other compensation plans
were fixed salary only (24%), and fixed salary plus percentage of fees associate
personally generates (12.5%), and hourly rate multiplied by hours worked (2.25%).
When asked whether their firm had already or planned to hire one or more
associate or non-equity attorneys (someone having less than 3 years’ experience) in
2015, 70% responded no, while 30% responded that they did, indicating a continued
poor hiring outlook for recent law school graduates. Likewise, 67% of respondents
indicated that they had no plans to hire summer law clerks in 2015, even though almost
56% of respondents indicated that they had hired summer law clerks during some of
the years between 2009 and 2014.
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Figure 14. Have you or do you plan to hire associate (non-equity) attorneys during 2015?
When asked about how law firms find candidates with 3 years’ experience or less
for employment, it appears that who you now continues to be at least as important as
what you know. Seventy-six percent (76%) of respondents indicated that they seek
candidates they already know. Respondents were asked to select all options that
applied, and other responses included utilizing law school career services offices at
42.5%, summer law clerk programs at 41%, seeking lawyers with judicial clerkships at
25% and seeking lawyers with specific pre-law education or employment experience at
15%.
Figure 15. Factors in hiring a new lawyer with less than 3 years’ experience
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Respondents were also asked to rank in order of importance various factors
considered when hiring new attorneys. Those factors included law school attended, law
school grades, law school activities, judicial clerkships, specific pre-law education or
work experience, ability to integrate into firm culture, ability to bring in new clients, and
expanding the gender and ethnic diversity of the firm.
The majority of respondents ranked ability to integrate with existing firm culture
as the most important factor, followed by law school grades. Other highly ranked
factors were the ability to bring in new business, followed by specific pre-law education
or work experience. Sadly, increasing the diversity of the law firm was ranked the most
important factor by only 5.13% of those who responded to this question, and was
ranked lower than 3rd in importance by almost 84% of respondents.
Figure 16. Ranking of factors considered in order of importance when hiring a new attorney
Overhead costs
Private practice attorney respondents were asked to provide information on
overhead and lawyer compensation as a percentage of gross receipts. The median
reported percentage of gross income of the various expenses and lawyer compensation
was as follows: rent or other occupancy expense – 10%, staff salaries – 22.5%,
equipment expense – 5%, client development expense – 5%, legal research expense –
3%, all other miscellaneous expenses – 7%, and lawyer compensation – 45% of gross
receipts.
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These figures are generally in line with national benchmarks, although lawyer
compensation at below 50% is a little less than the national average, and is less than
desirable. Some respondents answered “I don’t know” to each of these questions,
reflecting many lawyers’ reluctance to treat their law practice as a business or prepare
or consult financial reports related to firm performance.
Figure 17. Expenses as a percentage of gross income
Law yers in Non-Legal Em ploym ent
Ninety-three (93) respondents indicated that, although they continue to maintain
membership in the Alabama State Bar, they were employed in non-legal jobs and, of
that number, 88% stated that they voluntarily chose to work outside the legal field.
The reasons for making this choice were numerous and varied, but many cited
greater income, greater job security, better working conditions and better retirement
planning options as their motivating factors. A few cited a hostile or vitriolic culture
within the practice of law, or boredom with the practice of law. Some indicated that
they felt they were doing greater public good in their non-legal positons, while others
had established careers in other fields before attending law school. See the questions
at the end of this survey report for all of the responses.
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Adm inistrative Assistance
Information about the use and cost of support staff can help lawyers in all
settings determine prevailing wages.
Legal Secretaries
Respondents in both private practice and other legal employment settings were
asked about the legal secretaries they employed. Reflecting the reliance by many
lawyers on technology, 37% of respondents indicated that they did not employ a legal
secretary in 2014 This is down slightly from the more than 50% of the survey
respondents in 2009 who indicated that they did not employ a legal secretary. For
those who did, salaries ranged primarily from less than $25,000 to between $60,000
and $65,000. The median salary for legal secretaries in 2014 was between $35,000
and $45,000.
Figure 18. Employment of and salary ranges for legal secretaries
The level of experience among the legal secretaries employed by the
respondents seems to be pretty evenly varied, with 19% reporting 5 – 10 years of
experience, 20% reporting 10 – 15 years of experience, 20% reporting 15 – 20 years of
experience and 19% reporting that their legal secretaries had more than 20 years of
experience. There was a very small group (2%) who reported utilizing a legal secretary
with less than one year of experience, and 12% reported that their legal secretary had
1 – 3 years’ experience.
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When compared with the experience levels of legal secretaries in 2009, it
appears that the contingent of legal secretaries is aging and that fewer people, with
less experience, are entering this field.
Figure 19. Comparison of years of experience of legal secretaries
When analyzed by firm size, as one might expect, there was a trend toward a
greater number of respondents from smaller firms having less experienced legal
secretaries while respondents from larger firms tended to have more experienced
secretaries, most likely reflecting a tendency by the secretaries to seek, and find,
benefits with a larger firm as they gained experience.
Legal Assistants/Paralegals
The respondents were also asked whether their organization employed legal
assistants or paralegals, which was defined as an employee who performs legal tasks
under the respondent’s supervision which the respondent would otherwise perform.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of respondents stated that they did, which is an increase from
the 45% who responded affirmatively in 2009.
A negligible percentage stated that their firm or organization would only accept
an undergraduate degree in paralegal studies from a potential employee, while 5% said
that they would only accept a certificate from a certifying organization. Twenty-one
percent (21%) indicated that they would accept either. Forty-six percent (46%)
indicated that in 2014 they had no standards that a potential paralegal employee must
meet and a little more than one quarter (26%) stated that they did not know what their
organization’s requirements for legal assistants or paralegals were.
Salaries for paralegals ranged from less than $25,000 to more than $80,000 per
year, with around 50% of the respondents saying that paralegals in their organization
20
made between $35,000 and $55,000 annually. The median salary range for paralegals
in 2014 was $40,000 to $45,000, up from a median range of $35,000 to $45,000 in
2009.
Figure 20. Comparison of salary ranges for legal assistants/paralegals
When asked for the average or standard hourly rate billed by their firm or
organization for paralegal time, 40% responded that they were with corporate or
government employers and did not bill for paralegal time. The single largest group of
respondents (12%) responded that they billed $between $71 and $80 per hour for
paralegal time. Interestingly, almost 10% of respondents indicated that their firm billed
paralegal time at more than $120 per hour. These figures are in line with what was
reported in 2009.
Figure 21. Standard hourly rates charged for legal assistants/paralegals
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The average number of billable hours produced by paralegals varied. The largest
single group of respondents (22%) stated that paralegals in their organizations billed,
on average, 500 or fewer hours per year; however, around 31% of respondents
reported that paralegals in their organization billed between 501 and 1,600 hours, and
5% indicated that their paralegals billed over 1600 hours, on average. The larger the
firm, the greater the number of reported billable hours by paralegals.
Retirem ent
Questions about retirement were asked of both working respondents and those
who were already retired at the time they took the survey.
Still working lawyers were asked if they intended to retire. Fifty-seven percent
(58%) indicated that they did while 42% indicated that they did not plan to do so. For
those who did plan to retire, not surprisingly, age 65 was both the average and the
median age anticipated for retirement, with the respondent planning for the earliest
retirement striving to do so by age 38, and the two respondents planning for the latest
retirement citing ages of over 100 as their retirement targets. Fortunately, 80% of
respondents indicated that they have a funded retirement plan other than Social
Security (up from 60% in 2009) while only 20% responded that they did not.
Only 44% of respondents indicated that they plan to do some type of paid work
after retiring from the practice of law, with the most frequent answers about the type of
work planned being teaching and “not yet sure.” Some indicated an interest in
continuing to practice part time or engage in mediation. Respondents were also asked
about their plans for volunteerism during retirement. Eighty-seven percent (87%)
indicated that they plan to do volunteer work, with community, civic, church and legal
being the most frequently cited arenas. See the survey questionnaire and responses at
the end of this report for all responses.
Respondents who were retired at the time they took the survey were asked how
old they were when they retired. The median age of retirement for this group was 60
years. Ninety-two percent (92%) indicated that they have a funded retirement
program other than Social Security. Eighty percent (80%) of them stated that they did
not engage in any paid work after retirement, and 57% indicated that they were not
involved in volunteer work, either.
Unem ployed Attorneys
The survey also attempted to gather information on unemployed attorneys. At
the time the survey was taken, of those who indicated that they were unemployed, the
largest single group (33%) stated that they had been unemployed for more than 1
year. Twenty-five percent (25%) had been unemployed for more than 3 years, 18%
22
for 3 to 6 months, 11% for less than 3 months and another 11% for 6 months to 1
year.
The largest single group of the unemployed survey respondents (35%) indicated
that they graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, followed by Other
(27%), Cumberland School of Law (15%), Jones (15%) and Birmingham School of Law
(8%). The largest single group of the unemployed (31%) had been members of the
Alabama state bar less than 4 years, with 27% having been members 4 to 10 years,
23% having been members for 11 to 20 years, and 19% having been members for 20
to 30 years. None of the unemployed lawyers had been members of the bar for more
than 30 years.
The unemployed survey respondents attributed their unemployment to the
following causes:
•
•
•
•
•
•
31% – inability to find a job after law school
27% – unemployed by choice
23% – other
8% – inability to maintain a practice due to financial issues
11% – law firm layoff
0% – inability to maintain a practice due to management issues
These figures are roughly in line with the responses in 2009.
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Q1 How much did you earn before taxes
(after deducting expenses if self-employed)
in 2014?
Answered: 930
Skipped: 19
Less than
$25,000
$25,001 $50,000
$50,001 $75,000
$75,001 $100,000
$100,001 $125,000
$125,001 $150,000
$151,001 $175,000
$175,001 $200,000
$200,001 $250,000
$250,001 $275,000
$275,001 $300,000
$300,001 $350,000
Over $350,000
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than $25,000
13.01%
121
$25,001 - $50,000
11.51%
107
$50,001 - $75,000
15.48%
144
$75,001 - $100,000
13.98%
130
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$100,001 - $125,000
12.15%
113
$125,001 - $150,000
9.68%
90
$151,001 - $175,000
5.59%
52
$175,001 - $200,000
4.19%
39
$200,001 - $250,000
3.66%
34
$250,001 - $275,000
1.72%
16
$275,001 - $300,000
1.61%
15
$300,001 - $350,000
1.51%
14
Over $350,000
5.91%
55
Total
930
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Q2 Compared to 2013, did your income
before taxes:
Answered: 933
Skipped: 16
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
I don't know
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Increase
44.69%
417
Decrease
21.54%
201
Remain the same
31.40%
293
I don't know
2.36%
22
Total
933
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Q3 Which of the following best describes
your employment status in 2014?
Answered: 937
Skipped: 12
Full time
legal job (4...
Full time
non-legal (4...
Part time
legal (Less...
Part time
non-legal (L...
Retired
Unemployed/Seek
ing a legal...
Unemployed/Seek
ing a non-le...
Unemployed/Not
seeking work
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Full time legal job (40 hours per week or more)
71.72%
672
Full time non-legal (40 hours per week or more)
8.32%
78
Part time legal (Less than 40 hours per week)
9.82%
92
Part time non-legal (Less than 40 hour per week)
1.71%
16
Retired
5.55%
52
Unemployed/Seeking a legal position
1.49%
14
Unemployed/Seeking a non-legal position
0.53%
5
Unemployed/Not seeking work
0.85%
8
Total
937
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Q4 How many lawyers were in your firm or
organization during 2014?
Answered: 748
Skipped: 201
Just me
2 - 5 lawyers
6 - 10 lawyers
11 - 20 lawyers
21 - 50 lawyers
51 - 100
lawyers
More than 100
lawyers
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Just me
28.88%
216
2 - 5 lawyers
27.67%
207
6 - 10 lawyers
10.29%
77
11 - 20 lawyers
7.62%
57
21 - 50 lawyers
9.22%
69
51 - 100 lawyers
4.95%
37
More than 100 lawyers
11.36%
85
Total
748
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Q5 What were your primary practice areas
in 2014 (by billing if in private practice or by
time spent if you held a judicial office or
government or corporate position)? Choose
up to 3.
Answered: 743
Skipped: 206
ADR/Mediation
Antitrust
Appellate
Banking &
Finance
Bankruptcy
Commercial
Construction
Consumer
Protection
Corporate
Criminal
(Prosecution...
Domestic,
Family,...
Environmental
Government
Health Law
Immigration
Insurance
Defense
Intellectual
Property
Juvenile/GAL
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Juvenile/GAL
Juvenile/GAL
Labor &
Employment
Landlord-Tenant
Litigation
(Civil)
Medical
Malpractice
Products
Liability
Pensions and
Benefits
Personal Injury
Real Estate
Securities,
Mergers &...
Social
Security/Dis...
Tax
Wills, Estates
& Trusts
Workers
Compensation
Other (please
specify)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
ADR/Mediation
2.56%
19
Antitrust
1.21%
9
Appellate
5.92%
44
Banking & Finance
4.17%
31
Bankruptcy
6.73%
50
Commercial
4.98%
37
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Construction
1.75%
13
Consumer Protection
2.69%
20
Corporate
7.40%
55
Criminal (Prosecution or Defense)
23.15%
172
Domestic, Family, Adoptions
20.05%
149
Environmental
2.56%
19
Government
15.88%
118
Health Law
2.96%
22
Immigration
0.94%
7
Insurance Defense
7.54%
56
Intellectual Property
1.48%
11
Juvenile/GAL
9.02%
67
Juvenile/GAL
0.00%
0
Labor & Employment
7.67%
57
Landlord-Tenant
4.17%
31
Litigation (Civil)
25.57%
190
Medical Malpractice
2.15%
16
Products Liability
4.71%
35
Pensions and Benefits
0.54%
4
Personal Injury
15.34%
114
Real Estate
8.34%
62
0.94%
7
Social Security/Disability
5.38%
40
Tax
2.15%
16
Wills, Estates & Trusts
13.59%
101
Workers Compensation
4.17%
31
Other (please specify)
14.27%
106
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions
Total Respondents: 743
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
MEDIATOR SERVICES-VARIOUS
4/27/2015 11:02 AM
2
I am a sitting Judge
4/24/2015 11:32 AM
3
Education and School Law
4/23/2015 4:23 PM
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4
Probate Court : Elder Law -Guardianships & Conservatorships
4/21/2015 3:50 PM
5
elder law
4/21/2015 9:27 AM
6
False Claims Act
4/21/2015 8:53 AM
7
Medical and commercial collections
4/21/2015 7:39 AM
8
SPEEDING TICKETS
4/21/2015 7:21 AM
9
Gen counsel to nonprofit assn
4/21/2015 6:23 AM
10
Criminal court
4/21/2015 5:39 AM
11
Municipal finance
4/21/2015 5:31 AM
12
Municipal
4/15/2015 10:16 AM
13
I am a District Court Judge.
4/9/2015 11:12 AM
14
variety
4/8/2015 3:29 PM
15
Administrative
4/8/2015 9:53 AM
16
Judge
4/7/2015 9:27 PM
17
State & local taxes
4/7/2015 5:11 AM
18
ADA Access suits defense
4/6/2015 5:04 PM
19
Special Judge
4/6/2015 2:15 PM
20
Government employee
4/6/2015 9:29 AM
21
Administrative
4/6/2015 9:13 AM
22
Employment
4/6/2015 6:42 AM
23
contracts
4/4/2015 12:41 PM
24
I am a judge
4/4/2015 11:30 AM
25
Full Service
4/3/2015 4:00 PM
26
education
4/3/2015 3:27 PM
27
Regulatory Compliance
4/3/2015 1:36 PM
28
Energy
4/3/2015 10:58 AM
29
Energy
4/3/2015 10:08 AM
30
Adoption Handling estates
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
31
Mass Tort - Class Action
4/3/2015 9:22 AM
32
Public Benefits
4/3/2015 9:12 AM
33
ERISA employee insurance and pension litigation
4/3/2015 9:06 AM
34
regulatory compliance
4/3/2015 8:54 AM
35
Civil rights
4/3/2015 8:37 AM
36
Work at a law school
4/3/2015 8:15 AM
37
Contracts and debt collection
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
38
creditor's rights
4/3/2015 8:05 AM
39
administrative law
4/3/2015 7:38 AM
40
Collections - District/Small Claims - Civil
4/3/2015 6:38 AM
41
civil rights
4/3/2015 6:33 AM
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Civil Rights Litigation
4/1/2015 9:29 AM
43
Work as nonpracticing attorney for company
3/30/2015 4:30 PM
44
Public Finance
3/30/2015 2:56 PM
45
Work at a law firm, I do not practice
3/30/2015 1:23 PM
46
Law Professor
3/28/2015 2:16 PM
47
Counsel - State insurance regulation including administrative law
3/26/2015 11:06 AM
48
Probate - involuntary commitment
3/25/2015 10:47 AM
49
Aviation
3/24/2015 12:01 PM
50
civil immunity plaintiff side
3/24/2015 11:32 AM
51
Veteran's Disability Compensation
3/23/2015 9:45 PM
52
money judgment collections
3/23/2015 6:43 PM
53
Energy
3/23/2015 12:55 PM
54
Administrative Law
3/23/2015 5:04 AM
55
Legal Editing
3/20/2015 3:01 PM
56
Probate
3/20/2015 12:10 PM
57
Assistant District Attorney
3/20/2015 10:58 AM
58
Probate
3/20/2015 9:41 AM
59
probate
3/19/2015 4:40 PM
60
judge
3/19/2015 4:09 PM
61
Business litigation
3/19/2015 4:08 PM
62
Technology
3/19/2015 3:59 PM
63
circuit court
3/19/2015 3:00 PM
64
Insurance subrogation
3/19/2015 1:22 PM
65
Education
3/19/2015 1:17 PM
66
Subrogation
3/19/2015 1:10 PM
67
education
3/19/2015 1:08 PM
68
Education
3/19/2015 12:16 PM
69
Lawsuit Defense & FDCPA Lawsuits
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
70
Business Consulting
3/19/2015 11:32 AM
71
civil rights
3/19/2015 11:02 AM
72
Military, Government Contracts, Ethics
3/19/2015 10:43 AM
73
legal practice management
3/19/2015 10:36 AM
74
Veterans Compensation Benefits
3/19/2015 10:35 AM
75
Settlement Administration
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
76
habeas corpus litigation
3/19/2015 10:30 AM
77
Ethics and Professional Responsiblity
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
78
Mass Tort - Asbestos
3/19/2015 10:13 AM
79
Civil Rights
3/19/2015 10:08 AM
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80
BP claims, general practice items
3/19/2015 10:05 AM
81
Collections
3/19/2015 9:51 AM
82
LGBT issues
3/19/2015 9:32 AM
83
Privacy Act; FOIA
3/19/2015 9:23 AM
84
Ex-offender reentry
3/19/2015 9:23 AM
85
non-profit administration
3/19/2015 9:00 AM
86
Guardianship, Conservatorship, and other Probate Matters
3/19/2015 8:58 AM
87
Staff specialist advising about court rules and procedures
3/19/2015 8:50 AM
88
Public Utilities and Administrative Law
3/19/2015 8:45 AM
89
Compliance/white collar/internal corporate investigations
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
90
switched jobs mid year and became federal judicial law clerk
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
91
Elder Law
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
92
Higher Ed
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
93
Civil Rights
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
94
Administrative Law
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
95
legal research
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
96
CREDITOR'S ATTORNEY/ PART TIME MILITARY JAG
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
97
International
3/19/2015 8:15 AM
98
Whatever I could do.
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
99
Full time judge
3/19/2015 8:01 AM
100
Pharmaceutical liability
3/19/2015 7:59 AM
101
Education Law
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
102
Administrative
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
103
Municipal Judge
3/19/2015 7:41 AM
104
Transportation
3/19/2015 7:26 AM
105
Management
3/19/2015 7:23 AM
106
Contract Attorney for MDL Work/Discovery Review Teams
3/19/2015 7:16 AM
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Q6 Were any of your top 3 practice areas
added in the last 5 years?
Answered: 728
Skipped: 221
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
22.25%
162
No
77.75%
566
Total
728
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Q7 Which of the following practice areas
did you add in the last 5 years?
Answered: 152
Skipped: 797
ADR/Mediation
Antitrust
Appellate
Banking &
Finance
Bankruptcy
Commercial
Construction
Consumer
Protection
Corporate
Criminal
(Prosecution...
Domestic,
Family,...
Environmental
Health Law
Immigration
Insurance
Defense
Intellectual
Property
Juvenile/GAL
Labor &
Employment
Landlord-Tenant
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Litigation
(Civil)
Medical
Malpractice
Products
Liability
Pensions and
Benefits
Personal Injury
Real Estate
Securities,
Mergers &...
Tax
Wills, Estates
& Trusts
Workers
Compensation
Other (please
specify)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
ADR/Mediation
2.63%
4
Antitrust
1.97%
3
Appellate
5.26%
8
Banking & Finance
3.29%
5
Bankruptcy
2.63%
4
3.95%
6
Construction
1.32%
2
Consumer Protection
3.95%
6
Corporate
9.21%
14
Criminal (Prosecution or Defense)
17.11%
26
Domestic, Family, Adoptions
17.11%
26
Environmental
3.95%
6
Commercial
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Health Law
2.63%
4
Immigration
1.32%
2
Insurance Defense
0.00%
0
Intellectual Property
1.32%
2
Juvenile/GAL
9.87%
15
Labor & Employment
9.21%
14
Landlord-Tenant
6.58%
10
Litigation (Civil)
11.18%
17
Medical Malpractice
3.29%
5
Products Liability
2.63%
4
Pensions and Benefits
0.66%
1
Personal Injury
10.53%
16
Real Estate
3.95%
6
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions
0.66%
1
Tax
1.32%
2
Wills, Estates & Trusts
13.82%
21
Workers Compensation
3.95%
6
Other (please specify)
19.08%
29
Total Respondents: 152
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
Government
4/21/2015 10:03 AM
2
False Claims Act
4/21/2015 8:53 AM
3
variety
4/8/2015 3:30 PM
4
Administrative
4/8/2015 9:53 AM
5
none
4/7/2015 10:04 AM
6
ADA Access suits defense
4/6/2015 5:04 PM
7
none
4/6/2015 2:47 PM
8
Social security disability
4/3/2015 4:22 PM
9
Government
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
10
Social Security
4/3/2015 9:54 AM
11
Government
4/3/2015 9:39 AM
12
MassTort - Class Action
4/3/2015 9:22 AM
13
Civil forfeiture
4/3/2015 9:05 AM
14
All I have been practicing less than 5 years.
4/3/2015 8:16 AM
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15
Civil Rights Litigation
4/1/2015 9:30 AM
16
Veteran's Disability Compensation
3/23/2015 9:45 PM
17
Patent Litigation
3/19/2015 2:30 PM
18
Subrogation
3/19/2015 1:11 PM
19
BP claims
3/19/2015 10:06 AM
20
work for State
3/19/2015 10:03 AM
21
FINRA arbitrations
3/19/2015 9:56 AM
22
social security disability
3/19/2015 9:30 AM
23
Social security/disability
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
24
Compliance/white collar/internal corporate investigations
3/19/2015 8:38 AM
25
Pharmaceutical liability (just started working)
3/19/2015 7:59 AM
26
administrative
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
27
Municipal Judge
3/19/2015 7:42 AM
28
Management
3/19/2015 7:23 AM
29
Contract Attorney
3/19/2015 7:17 AM
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Q8 Have you dropped any practice areas in
the last 5 years?
Answered: 729
Skipped: 220
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
18.38%
134
No
81.62%
595
Total
729
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Q9 Which of the following practice areas
did you drop in the last 5 years?
Answered: 131
Skipped: 818
ADR/Mediation
Antitrust
Appellate
Banking &
Finance
Bankruptcy
Commercial
Construction
Consumer
Protection
Corporate
Criminal
(Prosecution...
Domestic,
Family,...
Environmental
Health Law
Immigration
Insurance
Defense
Intellectual
Property
Juvenile/GAL
Labor &
Employment
Landlord-Tenant
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Litigation
(Civil)
Medical
Malpractice
Products
Liability
Pensions and
Benefits
Personal Injury
Real Estate
Securities,
Mergers &...
Tax
Wills, Estates
& Trusts
Workers
Compensation
Other (please
specify)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
ADR/Mediation
0.76%
1
Antitrust
0.00%
0
Appellate
3.05%
4
Banking & Finance
2.29%
3
Bankruptcy
9.16%
12
1.53%
2
Construction
1.53%
2
Consumer Protection
5.34%
7
Corporate
3.05%
4
Criminal (Prosecution or Defense)
22.90%
30
Domestic, Family, Adoptions
17.56%
23
Environmental
1.53%
2
Commercial
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Health Law
0.76%
1
Immigration
1.53%
2
Insurance Defense
6.87%
9
Intellectual Property
0.00%
0
Juvenile/GAL
9.16%
12
Labor & Employment
6.11%
8
Landlord-Tenant
6.11%
8
Litigation (Civil)
9.92%
13
Medical Malpractice
6.87%
9
Products Liability
0.76%
1
Pensions and Benefits
1.53%
2
Personal Injury
9.92%
13
Real Estate
12.98%
17
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions
1.53%
2
Tax
0.00%
0
Wills, Estates & Trusts
7.63%
10
Workers Compensation
11.45%
15
Other (please specify)
11.45%
15
Total Respondents: 131
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
Unemployment
4/21/2015 7:18 PM
2
Debt Collections
4/21/2015 8:14 AM
3
Mental commitments
4/7/2015 8:43 AM
4
Settlement Administration
4/6/2015 1:43 PM
5
government
4/4/2015 12:43 PM
6
appointed cases
4/3/2015 7:28 PM
7
Divorce- still do a lot of adoption
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
8
Collections
3/21/2015 5:06 PM
9
Anything in Federal Court
3/21/2015 11:08 AM
10
Social Security
3/19/2015 8:23 PM
11
Insurance subrogation
3/19/2015 1:22 PM
12
Collections
3/19/2015 10:36 AM
13
Government Agency
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
14
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
3/19/2015 9:42 AM
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Contract Attorney
3/19/2015 7:17 AM
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Q10 Why did you drop this (these) practice
area(s)?
Answered: 112
Skipped: 837
#
Responses
Date
1
Too costly for the risk.
5/11/2015 11:36 AM
2
CONFLICTS- WIFE IS ASSISTANT DA
4/27/2015 11:04 AM
3
I didn't like it.
4/27/2015 7:41 AM
4
High risk for low return.
4/25/2015 8:33 AM
5
I was previously employed by an agency that solely did domestic relations. I am now employed by an
organization that does not do domestic relations cases.
4/23/2015 9:19 AM
6
N/A
4/22/2015 10:37 AM
7
Could not afford to continue.
4/21/2015 7:18 PM
8
No appointments.
4/21/2015 6:31 PM
9
Not economical
4/21/2015 4:12 PM
10
No clients with income to pay fees.
4/21/2015 12:01 PM
11
There are very few public interest law offices doing civil litigation in Birmingham.
4/21/2015 10:06 AM
12
The comp system is broken. It rewards sketchy doctors and claimants and fosters malingerers.
4/21/2015 9:37 AM
13
I hate the losers charged with crimes.
4/21/2015 9:03 AM
14
Wanted to devote more time to domestic law.
4/21/2015 9:03 AM
15
Not enough work
4/21/2015 8:53 AM
16
I was already on the bottom of the totem pole locally in building a real estate practice. In 2009, my title insurer
pulled out of Alabama altogether. I essentially started over.
4/21/2015 8:43 AM
17
Not enough business.
4/21/2015 8:14 AM
18
COMMUN FUND DOCTRINE And Obama Care subrogation
4/21/2015 7:22 AM
19
not enough to justify time
4/21/2015 6:29 AM
20
pay too low
4/17/2015 1:37 PM
21
Too much time required for too little income realized.
4/10/2015 8:04 AM
22
Became assistant district attorney
4/9/2015 9:13 AM
23
No profit
4/7/2015 10:38 AM
24
Income
4/7/2015 8:43 AM
25
Moved to a new firm
4/6/2015 1:43 PM
26
I retired from the United States Attorney's Office. In June 2014, I started my own firm.
4/4/2015 12:43 PM
27
To time consuming not enough pay
4/3/2015 4:23 PM
28
To concentrate on areas of primary focus
4/3/2015 2:10 PM
29
Personal preferrance
4/3/2015 1:33 PM
30
Obtained a new employment doing real estate transactions.
4/3/2015 12:39 PM
31
We downsized attorney staff bc of a downturn in our major areas, and the dropped practices were not profitable
4/3/2015 10:53 AM
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Did not care for Criminal defense work
4/3/2015 10:48 AM
33
I just don't like doing personal injury work.
4/3/2015 9:55 AM
34
Terrible area of practice.
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
35
Jefferson county public defenders office opened.
4/3/2015 9:37 AM
36
No profits, clients unwilling to pay. Large amounts of time used but clients feel that time expended is not worth
paying for.
4/3/2015 9:07 AM
37
Unfavorable law
4/3/2015 8:45 AM
38
Left large firm and opened small firm practice in a smaller market.
4/3/2015 8:41 AM
39
Didn't like it
4/3/2015 8:33 AM
40
Moved to new firm.
4/3/2015 8:13 AM
41
Changed firms.
4/3/2015 8:05 AM
42
Not enough work to spread between the lawyers traditionally doing this work.
4/3/2015 7:53 AM
43
Went in-house and left private practice
4/3/2015 7:43 AM
44
changed jobs
4/3/2015 7:32 AM
45
Unable to get completely paid.
4/3/2015 5:50 AM
46
became full-time neutral
4/2/2015 12:59 PM
47
To try and focus on the civil practice areas and this practice area seemed to be less and less.
3/30/2015 2:03 PM
48
My clients no longer write or service workers compensation insurance
3/30/2015 9:37 AM
49
Poor return for time invested.
3/23/2015 8:33 PM
50
Law changes and not qualified to work in these areas any longer.
3/23/2015 8:58 AM
51
Low fee rates. Excessive meddling by insurance carriers.
3/22/2015 7:31 PM
52
No longer profitable areas of my practice. The lawyers I have to deal with now are not collegial and routinely
engage in activities, just to build their fees.
3/21/2015 5:06 PM
53
Expenses plus problems with electronic filing
3/21/2015 11:08 AM
54
Because I lost my jobs and had to take the first job available. This lead to learning new area and not working in
old area.
3/20/2015 2:16 PM
55
Too time consuming
3/20/2015 11:29 AM
56
Too many television commercials and billboards to compete with.
3/20/2015 10:39 AM
57
Focus on other areas of practice, especially immigration.
3/20/2015 4:49 AM
58
promoted out of it
3/19/2015 8:43 PM
59
They did not pay and Social Security I could not continue to represent knowing it is a pyramid scheme to defraud
the next generation at the benefit of the older generation.
3/19/2015 8:23 PM
60
Went to work for government
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
61
I did not believe that I possessed the experience or expertise necessary to represent my clients in the manner I
expected.
3/19/2015 4:31 PM
62
Moved in-house with healthcare technology company
3/19/2015 3:59 PM
63
Went to work for State.
3/19/2015 3:51 PM
64
Focus on other areas.
3/19/2015 3:12 PM
65
Left private practice for full time prosecution
3/19/2015 1:51 PM
66
Devoted more time to oil and gas work.
3/19/2015 1:28 PM
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The change in the law required to be available all the time for creditor meeting and the pay was too low to justify
continuing in filed of practice that was losing money.
3/19/2015 1:11 PM
68
I changed from a private personal injury practice during the middle of 2014 to employment in a
Corporate/Subrogation unit.
3/19/2015 1:11 PM
69
I took a different position in the District Attorney's Office in the child support division.
3/19/2015 1:07 PM
70
moved to Alabama
3/19/2015 12:19 PM
71
Trying to retire
3/19/2015 12:17 PM
72
New Law Firm
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
73
Too stressful, unprofessional
3/19/2015 11:36 AM
74
Changed law firms.
3/19/2015 10:47 AM
75
The attorney who did this work left the firm
3/19/2015 10:36 AM
76
Was not profitable and Client went bankrupt.
3/19/2015 10:36 AM
77
Takes away time from family.
3/19/2015 10:28 AM
78
Wasn't making money. Left private practice to go into federal service.
3/19/2015 10:16 AM
79
Close to retirement.
3/19/2015 10:10 AM
80
Hired to just do workers compensation defense
3/19/2015 10:00 AM
81
Another government agency moved legal work to its own lawyers.
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
82
Pay too low, time required too great
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
83
Least enjoyable
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
84
It is not worth the enormous amount of time required.
3/19/2015 9:42 AM
85
Too much time for too little money
3/19/2015 9:33 AM
86
Economic loss
3/19/2015 9:31 AM
87
Changed jobs.
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
88
left private practice and became employed at court
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
89
Not profitable for me
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
90
Public defenders office among other reasons.
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
91
Lost a client.
3/19/2015 8:59 AM
92
Too time consuming; not enough money. Soul sucking.
3/19/2015 8:59 AM
93
Changed jobs
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
94
I was appointed Circuit Clerk
3/19/2015 8:39 AM
95
took new job as federal law clerk; didn't want time demands and pressure of litigation
3/19/2015 8:39 AM
96
Not financially worth it. Too many clients not paying for services.
3/19/2015 8:38 AM
97
different job
3/19/2015 8:36 AM
98
Left the struggle of private practice to accept a government position
3/19/2015 8:35 AM
99
Moved to a different focus with my practice
3/19/2015 8:34 AM
100
left private practice due to firm going out of business and went to work for a corporation
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
101
Started prosecution
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
102
Circuit criminal is too much stress.
3/19/2015 8:09 AM
103
Went in-house
3/19/2015 8:07 AM
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In-house counsel
3/19/2015 8:06 AM
105
I was not practicing for many years and was hired in a new practice area.
3/19/2015 7:50 AM
106
No longer trying jury cases
3/19/2015 7:50 AM
107
Employed with the government.
3/19/2015 7:43 AM
108
No longer trying jury cases
3/19/2015 7:43 AM
109
New job.
3/19/2015 7:17 AM
110
Real estate practice slowly disappeared due to changes in lending practices of FIs.
3/19/2015 7:12 AM
111
Change of employer.
3/19/2015 6:12 AM
112
Lack of return. WC statute limits fees and courts with an agenda on workers injuries. CRIMINAL collection cost
on fees.
3/19/2015 5:51 AM
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Q11 Do you plan to retire from the practice
of law?
Answered: 728
Skipped: 221
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
57.83%
421
No
42.17%
307
Total
728
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Q12 At what age do you plan to retire?
Answered: 416
Skipped: 533
#
Responses
Date
1
67
6/4/2015 3:40 PM
2
57- 60
5/11/2015 11:36 AM
3
65
4/28/2015 4:40 PM
4
68
4/27/2015 12:39 PM
5
UNKNOWN
4/27/2015 11:04 AM
6
66
4/27/2015 7:42 AM
7
67
4/24/2015 3:09 PM
8
63 years
4/24/2015 11:32 AM
9
80
4/23/2015 9:32 PM
10
55
4/23/2015 8:16 PM
11
65-70
4/23/2015 4:24 PM
12
62
4/23/2015 9:22 AM
13
70
4/22/2015 8:01 PM
14
60
4/22/2015 1:52 PM
15
75
4/22/2015 1:04 PM
16
65
4/22/2015 9:50 AM
17
51
4/22/2015 7:14 AM
18
76
4/21/2015 7:48 PM
19
70
4/21/2015 7:19 PM
20
6565
4/21/2015 5:56 PM
21
68
4/21/2015 3:55 PM
22
Depends on health status
4/21/2015 3:50 PM
23
63
4/21/2015 3:13 PM
24
67
4/21/2015 2:56 PM
25
52
4/21/2015 2:32 PM
26
75
4/21/2015 2:29 PM
27
104
4/21/2015 2:15 PM
28
55
4/21/2015 1:33 PM
29
62
4/21/2015 12:49 PM
30
70
4/21/2015 12:31 PM
31
75
4/21/2015 11:35 AM
32
68
4/21/2015 11:31 AM
33
70
4/21/2015 11:16 AM
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62 if possible
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
35
62 if possible
4/21/2015 11:00 AM
36
64
4/21/2015 10:53 AM
37
70
4/21/2015 10:48 AM
38
62
4/21/2015 10:19 AM
39
70
4/21/2015 10:11 AM
40
70
4/21/2015 10:07 AM
41
35-50
4/21/2015 10:04 AM
42
57
4/21/2015 9:58 AM
43
71-74
4/21/2015 9:53 AM
44
70
4/21/2015 9:50 AM
45
75
4/21/2015 9:49 AM
46
65
4/21/2015 9:45 AM
47
75
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
48
59
4/21/2015 9:35 AM
49
70
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
50
63
4/21/2015 9:12 AM
51
62
4/21/2015 9:04 AM
52
67
4/21/2015 8:57 AM
53
65ish
4/21/2015 8:54 AM
54
as soon as possible
4/21/2015 8:46 AM
55
68
4/21/2015 8:43 AM
56
55
4/21/2015 8:42 AM
57
60
4/21/2015 8:37 AM
58
65
4/21/2015 8:30 AM
59
68
4/21/2015 8:24 AM
60
65
4/21/2015 8:14 AM
61
65
4/21/2015 8:14 AM
62
60
4/21/2015 7:44 AM
63
70
4/21/2015 7:40 AM
64
65
4/21/2015 7:21 AM
65
65
4/21/2015 7:16 AM
66
70
4/21/2015 6:58 AM
67
not sure
4/21/2015 6:46 AM
68
65
4/21/2015 6:34 AM
69
72
4/21/2015 6:24 AM
70
65
4/21/2015 5:32 AM
71
75
4/21/2015 5:32 AM
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72
71
4/21/2015 5:16 AM
73
70
4/17/2015 1:38 PM
74
65
4/13/2015 5:01 PM
75
67
4/13/2015 3:14 PM
76
Not sure.
4/9/2015 11:13 AM
77
66
4/9/2015 11:08 AM
78
70
4/9/2015 9:13 AM
79
70
4/8/2015 11:59 AM
80
55
4/8/2015 9:54 AM
81
70
4/7/2015 3:52 PM
82
65
4/7/2015 11:21 AM
83
60
4/7/2015 10:35 AM
84
70
4/7/2015 5:12 AM
85
80
4/6/2015 9:14 PM
86
between 60-70
4/6/2015 8:35 PM
87
unsure
4/6/2015 6:33 PM
88
65
4/6/2015 5:04 PM
89
63
4/6/2015 4:24 PM
90
When I am ready
4/6/2015 3:51 PM
91
67
4/6/2015 3:12 PM
92
60-62
4/6/2015 2:50 PM
93
70
4/6/2015 1:43 PM
94
65
4/6/2015 12:07 PM
95
60
4/6/2015 10:58 AM
96
70
4/6/2015 10:56 AM
97
65
4/6/2015 10:53 AM
98
65
4/6/2015 10:03 AM
99
62
4/6/2015 9:48 AM
100
60
4/6/2015 9:37 AM
101
unknown
4/6/2015 9:22 AM
102
65
4/6/2015 9:18 AM
103
unknown
4/6/2015 9:17 AM
104
68 to 70
4/6/2015 9:13 AM
105
55
4/6/2015 9:12 AM
106
as soon as i can
4/6/2015 8:20 AM
107
62
4/5/2015 10:14 AM
108
60
4/4/2015 4:48 PM
109
60-70
4/3/2015 5:23 PM
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110
70
4/3/2015 4:23 PM
111
70
4/3/2015 4:19 PM
112
65
4/3/2015 4:10 PM
113
unknown
4/3/2015 3:28 PM
114
70
4/3/2015 3:26 PM
115
65
4/3/2015 3:13 PM
116
65
4/3/2015 3:12 PM
117
65
4/3/2015 3:01 PM
118
55
4/3/2015 2:10 PM
119
55-60
4/3/2015 1:41 PM
120
65
4/3/2015 12:47 PM
121
70
4/3/2015 12:40 PM
122
60
4/3/2015 12:11 PM
123
75-80
4/3/2015 12:11 PM
124
65
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
125
65
4/3/2015 11:42 AM
126
as young as possible
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
127
65
4/3/2015 10:58 AM
128
67
4/3/2015 10:53 AM
129
soon
4/3/2015 10:49 AM
130
62 maybe
4/3/2015 10:38 AM
131
60
4/3/2015 10:05 AM
132
75
4/3/2015 9:55 AM
133
not sure
4/3/2015 9:54 AM
134
65
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
135
50
4/3/2015 9:45 AM
136
65+
4/3/2015 9:39 AM
137
70
4/3/2015 9:39 AM
138
55
4/3/2015 9:34 AM
139
70
4/3/2015 9:26 AM
140
51
4/3/2015 9:24 AM
141
65
4/3/2015 9:21 AM
142
66
4/3/2015 9:12 AM
143
65
4/3/2015 9:11 AM
144
65
4/3/2015 9:08 AM
145
65
4/3/2015 9:07 AM
146
58
4/3/2015 9:06 AM
147
70
4/3/2015 9:03 AM
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148
67
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
149
65
4/3/2015 8:59 AM
150
68
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
151
72
4/3/2015 8:53 AM
152
unknown
4/3/2015 8:52 AM
153
65
4/3/2015 8:50 AM
154
50
4/3/2015 8:49 AM
155
68
4/3/2015 8:38 AM
156
60
4/3/2015 8:37 AM
157
I don't
4/3/2015 8:34 AM
158
65
4/3/2015 8:29 AM
159
ASAP
4/3/2015 8:26 AM
160
62
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
161
60
4/3/2015 8:16 AM
162
60
4/3/2015 8:10 AM
163
70
4/3/2015 8:09 AM
164
65
4/3/2015 8:02 AM
165
70
4/3/2015 7:53 AM
166
65
4/3/2015 7:49 AM
167
70
4/3/2015 7:44 AM
168
?
4/3/2015 7:38 AM
169
66
4/3/2015 7:14 AM
170
75
4/3/2015 7:07 AM
171
65
4/3/2015 6:55 AM
172
70
4/3/2015 6:39 AM
173
70
4/3/2015 6:22 AM
174
75
4/3/2015 6:11 AM
175
65
4/3/2015 5:51 AM
176
70
4/3/2015 3:46 AM
177
67
4/2/2015 10:54 AM
178
70
4/1/2015 3:22 PM
179
59
3/31/2015 2:51 PM
180
My crystal ball is in the shop
3/30/2015 9:11 PM
181
60
3/30/2015 5:15 PM
182
66
3/30/2015 4:23 PM
183
68
3/30/2015 2:03 PM
184
70
3/28/2015 11:52 AM
185
65
3/27/2015 3:02 PM
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186
60
3/27/2015 2:20 PM
187
70
3/27/2015 6:49 AM
188
61
3/26/2015 9:04 PM
189
75
3/26/2015 12:21 AM
190
65
3/25/2015 1:33 PM
191
Unknown: at this rate, never.
3/25/2015 10:47 AM
192
65
3/25/2015 8:22 AM
193
65
3/24/2015 3:37 PM
194
No real number in mind. Maybe 80?
3/23/2015 9:46 PM
195
70
3/23/2015 8:33 PM
196
70
3/23/2015 5:58 PM
197
unknown
3/23/2015 3:29 PM
198
70
3/23/2015 1:50 PM
199
60-65
3/23/2015 1:14 PM
200
66
3/23/2015 11:47 AM
201
65
3/23/2015 10:57 AM
202
67
3/23/2015 10:45 AM
203
70
3/23/2015 8:58 AM
204
as soon as possible.
3/23/2015 8:55 AM
205
66
3/23/2015 5:05 AM
206
66
3/22/2015 7:31 PM
207
55
3/22/2015 5:30 PM
208
67
3/22/2015 4:56 PM
209
66
3/22/2015 4:31 PM
210
I plan to cut back to no more than 40 hours/week at age 70. Now I work 60+ hours/week
3/21/2015 5:06 PM
211
70
3/21/2015 4:16 PM
212
63
3/21/2015 3:53 PM
213
70
3/21/2015 11:18 AM
214
80
3/21/2015 11:09 AM
215
65
3/20/2015 11:23 PM
216
70
3/20/2015 7:06 PM
217
65
3/20/2015 5:31 PM
218
52
3/20/2015 4:55 PM
219
as soon as affordable and of age
3/20/2015 4:03 PM
220
55
3/20/2015 3:39 PM
221
65
3/20/2015 3:30 PM
222
65
3/20/2015 3:02 PM
223
70
3/20/2015 2:45 PM
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224
70
3/20/2015 2:11 PM
225
55
3/20/2015 1:10 PM
226
65
3/20/2015 12:10 PM
227
Do not know
3/20/2015 11:30 AM
228
Mid to late 60's
3/20/2015 11:00 AM
229
65
3/20/2015 10:41 AM
230
55
3/20/2015 10:39 AM
231
63
3/20/2015 10:33 AM
232
67
3/20/2015 9:46 AM
233
62
3/20/2015 9:02 AM
234
62-65
3/20/2015 8:51 AM
235
Unsure
3/20/2015 7:32 AM
236
70
3/20/2015 6:17 AM
237
65.
3/20/2015 4:49 AM
238
62
3/19/2015 8:43 PM
239
68
3/19/2015 8:32 PM
240
65
3/19/2015 8:23 PM
241
64
3/19/2015 5:42 PM
242
61
3/19/2015 5:27 PM
243
62
3/19/2015 4:54 PM
244
67
3/19/2015 4:51 PM
245
72
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
246
Unknown
3/19/2015 4:42 PM
247
70
3/19/2015 4:41 PM
248
75-80
3/19/2015 4:31 PM
249
75
3/19/2015 4:12 PM
250
70
3/19/2015 4:09 PM
251
70
3/19/2015 4:00 PM
252
62
3/19/2015 3:52 PM
253
DON'T KNOW YET
3/19/2015 3:39 PM
254
as soon as possible
3/19/2015 3:19 PM
255
65
3/19/2015 3:17 PM
256
100
3/19/2015 3:13 PM
257
dont't know
3/19/2015 3:00 PM
258
70
3/19/2015 2:50 PM
259
mid 60's
3/19/2015 2:30 PM
260
70
3/19/2015 2:29 PM
261
unsure
3/19/2015 2:24 PM
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64
3/19/2015 1:51 PM
263
63
3/19/2015 1:44 PM
264
57
3/19/2015 1:27 PM
265
68
3/19/2015 1:14 PM
266
56
3/19/2015 1:09 PM
267
73
3/19/2015 12:54 PM
268
65
3/19/2015 12:49 PM
269
65
3/19/2015 12:29 PM
270
65
3/19/2015 12:19 PM
271
62
3/19/2015 12:17 PM
272
55
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
273
73
3/19/2015 12:08 PM
274
55
3/19/2015 12:01 PM
275
65
3/19/2015 11:59 AM
276
78
3/19/2015 11:54 AM
277
60
3/19/2015 11:37 AM
278
Unknown
3/19/2015 11:36 AM
279
60
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
280
51
3/19/2015 11:32 AM
281
67
3/19/2015 11:28 AM
282
unknown
3/19/2015 11:25 AM
283
70
3/19/2015 11:24 AM
284
67
3/19/2015 11:19 AM
285
67
3/19/2015 11:14 AM
286
70
3/19/2015 11:06 AM
287
70
3/19/2015 11:05 AM
288
?
3/19/2015 10:57 AM
289
75
3/19/2015 10:55 AM
290
66
3/19/2015 10:53 AM
291
65-70
3/19/2015 10:46 AM
292
67
3/19/2015 10:44 AM
293
65
3/19/2015 10:43 AM
294
62
3/19/2015 10:37 AM
295
65
3/19/2015 10:36 AM
296
50
3/19/2015 10:34 AM
297
65
3/19/2015 10:28 AM
298
70
3/19/2015 10:16 AM
299
70
3/19/2015 10:15 AM
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300
65
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
301
70
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
302
68
3/19/2015 10:12 AM
303
60
3/19/2015 10:11 AM
304
62
3/19/2015 10:07 AM
305
65
3/19/2015 10:06 AM
306
65
3/19/2015 10:05 AM
307
65
3/19/2015 10:04 AM
308
67
3/19/2015 10:04 AM
309
70
3/19/2015 10:03 AM
310
The earliest possible age
3/19/2015 9:58 AM
311
75
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
312
62
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
313
65
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
314
Earliest possible
3/19/2015 9:51 AM
315
60
3/19/2015 9:50 AM
316
70
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
317
65
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
318
60
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
319
69
3/19/2015 9:46 AM
320
55
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
321
65
3/19/2015 9:42 AM
322
60
3/19/2015 9:41 AM
323
70
3/19/2015 9:40 AM
324
65
3/19/2015 9:40 AM
325
68
3/19/2015 9:33 AM
326
unsure
3/19/2015 9:33 AM
327
65
3/19/2015 9:32 AM
328
70
3/19/2015 9:31 AM
329
60-ish
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
330
75
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
331
67
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
332
58
3/19/2015 9:25 AM
333
60
3/19/2015 9:25 AM
334
60
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
335
60
3/19/2015 9:23 AM
336
60
3/19/2015 9:15 AM
337
60
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
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338
63 to 65
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
339
Unknown
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
340
66
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
341
65
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
342
68
3/19/2015 9:06 AM
343
60
3/19/2015 9:02 AM
344
60
3/19/2015 9:00 AM
345
66
3/19/2015 8:59 AM
346
Unknown
3/19/2015 8:59 AM
347
70
3/19/2015 8:56 AM
348
80
3/19/2015 8:55 AM
349
70
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
350
65
3/19/2015 8:53 AM
351
Unknown
3/19/2015 8:51 AM
352
61
3/19/2015 8:51 AM
353
50
3/19/2015 8:49 AM
354
70
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
355
68-72
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
356
67
3/19/2015 8:45 AM
357
65
3/19/2015 8:40 AM
358
75
3/19/2015 8:40 AM
359
65
3/19/2015 8:38 AM
360
80
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
361
unknown
3/19/2015 8:36 AM
362
65
3/19/2015 8:35 AM
363
65
3/19/2015 8:34 AM
364
65
3/19/2015 8:34 AM
365
65
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
366
62
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
367
80
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
368
65
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
369
65
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
370
60
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
371
55
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
372
60
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
373
75
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
374
66
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
375
65
3/19/2015 8:18 AM
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376
65
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
377
65
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
378
Unknown.
3/19/2015 8:12 AM
379
65
3/19/2015 8:12 AM
380
70
3/19/2015 8:09 AM
381
70
3/19/2015 8:09 AM
382
65-70
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
383
70
3/19/2015 8:05 AM
384
Never if I don't make enough money
3/19/2015 8:04 AM
385
65
3/19/2015 8:02 AM
386
undecided
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
387
65
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
388
70
3/19/2015 7:55 AM
389
55
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
390
75 or older
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
391
70
3/19/2015 7:52 AM
392
60
3/19/2015 7:51 AM
393
65
3/19/2015 7:50 AM
394
70
3/19/2015 7:49 AM
395
70
3/19/2015 7:49 AM
396
65-70
3/19/2015 7:44 AM
397
65
3/19/2015 7:43 AM
398
not sure
3/19/2015 7:42 AM
399
65
3/19/2015 7:42 AM
400
61
3/19/2015 7:39 AM
401
38
3/19/2015 7:38 AM
402
70
3/19/2015 7:34 AM
403
62
3/19/2015 7:29 AM
404
77
3/19/2015 7:28 AM
405
53
3/19/2015 7:26 AM
406
56
3/19/2015 7:23 AM
407
63
3/19/2015 7:22 AM
408
60
3/19/2015 7:19 AM
409
70
3/19/2015 7:17 AM
410
70
3/19/2015 7:12 AM
411
65
3/19/2015 7:08 AM
412
80
3/19/2015 6:55 AM
413
65
3/19/2015 6:25 AM
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65
3/19/2015 6:23 AM
415
74
3/19/2015 6:12 AM
416
70
3/19/2015 3:20 AM
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Q13 Do you plan to do any type of paid
work after retiring from the practice of law?
Answered: 418
Skipped: 531
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
44.02%
184
No
55.98%
234
Total
418
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Q14 What type of paid work do you plan to
do after retiring from legal work?
Answered: 178
Skipped: 771
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Responses
Date
1
part time teaching
4/28/2015 4:41 PM
2
MEDIATION EXCLUSIVELY
4/27/2015 11:04 AM
3
Continue Social Security disability from home for a short time.
4/27/2015 7:43 AM
4
landscape design
4/24/2015 3:09 PM
5
I have not decided.
4/24/2015 11:33 AM
6
restaurant
4/23/2015 8:16 PM
7
Mediation
4/22/2015 9:50 AM
8
not sure.
4/22/2015 7:14 AM
9
Estate Planning.
4/21/2015 7:20 PM
10
Teaching
4/21/2015 3:55 PM
11
Light caseload of elder law / mental health law
4/21/2015 3:51 PM
12
Unsure
4/21/2015 3:13 PM
13
mediation? non-profit org's? of counsel?
4/21/2015 2:56 PM
14
Unsure, maybe writing.
4/21/2015 2:32 PM
15
consulting; teaching
4/21/2015 1:33 PM
16
Teach
4/21/2015 11:36 AM
17
Consulting
4/21/2015 11:31 AM
18
Teach/coach football
4/21/2015 11:16 AM
19
Unknown at this time.
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
20
Volunteer/pro bono
4/21/2015 10:19 AM
21
Consultant
4/21/2015 9:58 AM
22
unknown
4/21/2015 9:53 AM
23
Not sure
4/21/2015 9:45 AM
24
whatever I can find
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
25
elder law
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
26
Not sure
4/21/2015 9:12 AM
27
anything but this
4/21/2015 8:47 AM
28
Entrepreneur
4/21/2015 8:42 AM
29
private healthcare
4/21/2015 8:31 AM
30
unknown
4/21/2015 8:25 AM
31
Something part-time that I enjoy. E.g. marshall at a golf course.
4/21/2015 7:45 AM
32
Work in legal field on part-time basis.
4/21/2015 7:40 AM
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Timber & land management
4/9/2015 11:08 AM
34
Unsure
4/8/2015 9:56 AM
35
Teaching
4/7/2015 11:21 AM
36
Consulting / mediation
4/7/2015 5:13 AM
37
juvenile and GAL
4/6/2015 4:25 PM
38
Selling bait and tackle
4/6/2015 3:55 PM
39
Teaching
4/6/2015 12:07 PM
40
Undetermined
4/6/2015 10:58 AM
41
Consulting/Criminal Litigation
4/6/2015 10:53 AM
42
Law or university professor
4/6/2015 10:03 AM
43
Something that pays a living wage in exchange for the stress and aggravation of work.
4/6/2015 9:37 AM
44
Perhaps teaching, consultation
4/6/2015 9:19 AM
45
Perhaps teach government contract law or history
4/6/2015 6:43 AM
46
Teach
4/3/2015 4:20 PM
47
part-time mediation
4/3/2015 3:14 PM
48
Of Counsel for
4/3/2015 12:40 PM
49
something in a sunny and sandy location
4/3/2015 11:51 AM
50
misc legal representation or management
4/3/2015 11:43 AM
51
looking
4/3/2015 10:49 AM
52
agriculture
4/3/2015 10:38 AM
53
not sure
4/3/2015 9:54 AM
54
Teaching
4/3/2015 9:45 AM
55
consulting
4/3/2015 9:35 AM
56
uncertain
4/3/2015 9:26 AM
57
not sure, but not legal!
4/3/2015 9:24 AM
58
Either consulting (I was a law librarian before becoming an appellate attorney) or teaching legal research and
writing.
4/3/2015 9:22 AM
59
Law work but mainly wills, etc.
4/3/2015 9:12 AM
60
Undecided
4/3/2015 9:09 AM
61
Serve drinks on a cruise boat.
4/3/2015 9:08 AM
62
CONSULTING
4/3/2015 9:06 AM
63
I dont know
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
64
Consult
4/3/2015 8:54 AM
65
Anything but legal work
4/3/2015 8:49 AM
66
Consulting or contract work
4/3/2015 8:38 AM
67
NOT SURE AT THIS POINT
4/3/2015 8:37 AM
68
dunno
4/3/2015 8:26 AM
69
Teaching
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
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No idea.
4/3/2015 8:16 AM
71
unkown ....unless I become a professional snow ski instructor, fly fishing guide or tennis pro.
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
72
mediation
4/3/2015 7:53 AM
73
Unsure
4/3/2015 6:55 AM
74
Legal consulting for local churches.
4/3/2015 5:51 AM
75
Mediation on a limited basis.
4/2/2015 10:54 AM
76
part time legal work
4/1/2015 3:22 PM
77
immigration
3/31/2015 2:52 PM
78
Write Novels, Sail, Fly
3/30/2015 9:11 PM
79
Not sure, but probably consulting.
3/30/2015 5:15 PM
80
Consulting
3/30/2015 4:23 PM
81
I have not decided, I may want to attempt to work for a large firm part time or go into another field part time.
3/30/2015 2:04 PM
82
Unknown
3/25/2015 8:22 AM
83
uncertain
3/24/2015 3:37 PM
84
contract legal work
3/23/2015 5:58 PM
85
unknown
3/23/2015 3:29 PM
86
unknown
3/23/2015 1:50 PM
87
Consulting in research automation, and part-time teaching if available.
3/23/2015 11:48 AM
88
unsure
3/23/2015 10:45 AM
89
don't know.
3/23/2015 8:55 AM
90
Probably volunteer work through church
3/23/2015 5:04 AM
91
hospitality
3/22/2015 5:30 PM
92
I plan to keep on practicing on a more limited basis
3/21/2015 5:06 PM
93
Aviation sales
3/20/2015 11:24 PM
94
Anything that does not invlove lawyering
3/20/2015 4:55 PM
95
Legal editing
3/20/2015 3:02 PM
96
unsure
3/20/2015 2:46 PM
97
Do not know
3/20/2015 11:30 AM
98
consulting
3/20/2015 10:39 AM
99
consulting
3/20/2015 10:33 AM
100
Unsure
3/20/2015 8:51 AM
101
Other than law
3/20/2015 7:32 AM
102
consultant
3/20/2015 6:17 AM
103
Teaching.
3/20/2015 4:50 AM
104
Something more relaxing...
3/19/2015 8:23 PM
105
working for non-profit organization
3/19/2015 5:27 PM
106
Unknown
3/19/2015 4:43 PM
107
anything not related to law
3/19/2015 3:19 PM
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Don't know.
3/19/2015 3:18 PM
109
don't know
3/19/2015 3:00 PM
110
Odd jobs
3/19/2015 2:50 PM
111
Legal Consulting/Part-time legal work
3/19/2015 2:29 PM
112
Teaching Consulting
3/19/2015 1:28 PM
113
teaching
3/19/2015 1:14 PM
114
Not sure yet.
3/19/2015 1:09 PM
115
Of Counsel Legal Work Mainly for Medical Insurance Purposes
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
116
I have several other business interests from real estate development to physician lab testing facilities.
3/19/2015 12:01 PM
117
Consulting
3/19/2015 11:59 AM
118
Business consulting
3/19/2015 11:37 AM
119
mediation
3/19/2015 11:37 AM
120
Part-time legal work; mediation; arbitration.
3/19/2015 11:24 AM
121
Undecided at this time.
3/19/2015 11:20 AM
122
legal or non-paid work
3/19/2015 11:05 AM
123
Haven't decided yet
3/19/2015 10:57 AM
124
Teaching
3/19/2015 10:53 AM
125
auto mechanic
3/19/2015 10:28 AM
126
Teaching or consulting
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
127
Substitute teaching or ALJ work
3/19/2015 10:12 AM
128
Public Interest
3/19/2015 10:07 AM
129
unknown
3/19/2015 10:05 AM
130
Writing, consulting, editing
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
131
Traffic hearing officer or senior judge.
3/19/2015 9:56 AM
132
Mediation.
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
133
lobbyist
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
134
Teaching
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
135
unknown
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
136
author & similar
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
137
Unknown
3/19/2015 9:32 AM
138
consulting
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
139
anything else
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
140
Physical Therapy Assistant; see private Pilates clients
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
141
Mechanic
3/19/2015 9:15 AM
142
Nonprofit
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
143
Mediation
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
144
Not sure. Perhaps teaching.
3/19/2015 9:02 AM
145
Teaching
3/19/2015 9:00 AM
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Undecided
3/19/2015 8:59 AM
147
Unknown
3/19/2015 8:51 AM
148
nongovernmental practice of law
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
149
unknown
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
150
Domestic Relations
3/19/2015 8:40 AM
151
Lobbying
3/19/2015 8:38 AM
152
Either part-time legal work or consulting
3/19/2015 8:36 AM
153
Something creative, part-time
3/19/2015 8:30 AM
154
Legal
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
155
Something not as demanding or stressful.
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
156
retail
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
157
unknown
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
158
Consulting, Lobbying
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
159
I may entertain helping out with Veteran's Court local Court's something pro bono. Hopefully I will not have to
depend on still making money if so I will stay with this creditor's practice I am in and simply reduce my hours and
help out veteran's through veteran's Court or something to that effect. Maybe do wills and POA's at the VA that
type of thing
3/19/2015 8:19 AM
160
Consulting
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
161
part time legal
3/19/2015 8:09 AM
162
Don't know
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
163
consulting
3/19/2015 8:05 AM
164
unsure
3/19/2015 8:02 AM
165
clergy
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
166
mediation
3/19/2015 7:55 AM
167
Teaching.
3/19/2015 7:49 AM
168
Pastor church
3/19/2015 7:43 AM
169
Of counsel attorney
3/19/2015 7:40 AM
170
Non legal work. Will start my own business.
3/19/2015 7:39 AM
171
Mediation & private judging
3/19/2015 7:30 AM
172
Computer technology.
3/19/2015 7:27 AM
173
I dont know yet
3/19/2015 7:23 AM
174
Consulting
3/19/2015 7:17 AM
175
undecided at this point
3/19/2015 7:09 AM
176
Unknown at this time
3/19/2015 6:57 AM
177
Consulting
3/19/2015 6:23 AM
178
Mediation.
3/19/2015 6:13 AM
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Q15 Do you plan to do any volunteer work
after retirement?
Answered: 419
Skipped: 530
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
86.16%
361
No
13.84%
58
Total
419
45 / 186
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Q16 What type of volunteer work do you
plan to do after retirement?
Answered: 336
Skipped: 613
#
Responses
Date
1
Continue current service with a non-profit charitable public education ministry
6/4/2015 3:42 PM
2
Civic, governmental commissions and boards
5/11/2015 11:37 AM
3
assist volunteer groups with tree planting projects
4/28/2015 4:42 PM
4
Various church activities
4/27/2015 12:40 PM
5
WHATEVER COMES ALONG AND STRIKES MY FANCY
4/27/2015 11:05 AM
6
Not sure.
4/27/2015 7:43 AM
7
unknown
4/24/2015 3:09 PM
8
I do not know
4/24/2015 11:34 AM
9
community based non-profit
4/23/2015 8:16 PM
10
Empowerment programs for women and children
4/23/2015 9:23 AM
11
?
4/22/2015 8:01 PM
12
I do not know
4/22/2015 1:52 PM
13
Church
4/22/2015 1:04 PM
14
Contribute time to my Church
4/22/2015 9:51 AM
15
undecided
4/21/2015 7:48 PM
16
Work with POOR.
4/21/2015 7:21 PM
17
Missionary
4/21/2015 3:56 PM
18
Anything that offers to help people less fortunate
4/21/2015 3:51 PM
19
Animal welfare
4/21/2015 3:13 PM
20
mentoring; Habitat 4 Humanity; HS civics education;
4/21/2015 2:57 PM
21
Religious and community oriented.
4/21/2015 2:33 PM
22
Local charities
4/21/2015 2:30 PM
23
Making balloon animals
4/21/2015 2:15 PM
24
charitable organizations and church
4/21/2015 1:33 PM
25
unsure
4/21/2015 12:31 PM
26
children
4/21/2015 11:32 AM
27
Teach/coach football
4/21/2015 11:16 AM
28
Unknown at this time.
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
29
Unknown at this time.
4/21/2015 11:01 AM
30
community volunteer work with our children's policy council, senior citizens, and schools.
4/21/2015 10:55 AM
31
consumer advocacy/non-profit support
4/21/2015 10:19 AM
32
unknown
4/21/2015 10:12 AM
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not sure
4/21/2015 10:07 AM
34
Note sure yet. Not legal. Serve on boards, chair committees, etc.
4/21/2015 10:04 AM
35
Church related
4/21/2015 9:58 AM
36
unknown, art museum
4/21/2015 9:54 AM
37
not sure
4/21/2015 9:46 AM
38
whatever is needed
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
39
church, conservation
4/21/2015 9:36 AM
40
work with children and elderly
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
41
Not sure
4/21/2015 9:12 AM
42
nursing home, church, school and community
4/21/2015 9:04 AM
43
Assist those who can't afford a lawyer for divorces and post divorce work, maybe Wills also.
4/21/2015 8:58 AM
44
Pro bono and non-profit
4/21/2015 8:54 AM
45
Church based volunteer work along with mission projects to build churches
4/21/2015 8:42 AM
46
Legal
4/21/2015 8:37 AM
47
therapeutic horsemanship
4/21/2015 8:31 AM
48
volunteer at underprivileged school
4/21/2015 8:25 AM
49
MCVLP
4/21/2015 8:15 AM
50
I do a lot of work at my church and will continue to do so.
4/21/2015 7:41 AM
51
Charitable
4/21/2015 7:21 AM
52
Something not related to law and fulfilling
4/21/2015 7:16 AM
53
church, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham Zoo
4/21/2015 6:47 AM
54
Rotary
4/21/2015 6:35 AM
55
Civic club, other nonprofits
4/21/2015 6:26 AM
56
Adult literacy tutoring; miscellaneous civic club projects
4/21/2015 5:34 AM
57
Teach kids
4/21/2015 5:16 AM
58
church, community
4/17/2015 1:38 PM
59
non-profit and church related
4/13/2015 5:02 PM
60
Some legal work; some charitable work.
4/9/2015 11:13 AM
61
Church
4/9/2015 11:08 AM
62
religious organization
4/9/2015 9:14 AM
63
civic
4/8/2015 12:00 PM
64
Homeless Shelter or Habitat for Humanity
4/8/2015 9:56 AM
65
undecided
4/7/2015 3:52 PM
66
Consulting
4/7/2015 11:21 AM
67
Work with high school students.
4/7/2015 10:35 AM
68
Various organizations with my undergrad university. Help with the poor.
4/6/2015 8:37 PM
69
That's over 30 years away. Who knows what type of volunteer work will be available then? Teaching kids to drive
flying cars?
4/6/2015 5:05 PM
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Rescuing distressed fishermen
4/6/2015 3:55 PM
71
Serve on boards, do work through my church, etc.
4/6/2015 2:51 PM
72
Sunday School
4/6/2015 12:07 PM
73
Undetermined
4/6/2015 10:59 AM
74
Do not know
4/6/2015 10:56 AM
75
Charitable
4/6/2015 10:54 AM
76
Art museum, church
4/6/2015 10:03 AM
77
Tutor or Mentor, Non-profit
4/6/2015 9:49 AM
78
Fundraising for nonprofits.
4/6/2015 9:38 AM
79
Ministry
4/6/2015 9:22 AM
80
Pro bono, charities involving youth
4/6/2015 9:19 AM
81
community
4/6/2015 9:17 AM
82
health care, senior citizens, church
4/6/2015 9:14 AM
83
Unclear
4/6/2015 6:44 AM
84
church
4/4/2015 4:48 PM
85
Missions
4/3/2015 5:24 PM
86
Helping educate people who need help
4/3/2015 4:24 PM
87
Work with charitable organizations, pro bono advice
4/3/2015 4:20 PM
88
LiteracyGroups, Homeless Shelters
4/3/2015 4:11 PM
89
Church related
4/3/2015 3:26 PM
90
work with troubled youth
4/3/2015 3:14 PM
91
Church related
4/3/2015 3:13 PM
92
Don't know yet. Probably church related.
4/3/2015 3:01 PM
93
I do not know.
4/3/2015 2:55 PM
94
Various
4/3/2015 2:10 PM
95
Not sure
4/3/2015 1:42 PM
96
church/mission
4/3/2015 12:47 PM
97
Work to help with development for a college or women's organization
4/3/2015 12:12 PM
98
Church
4/3/2015 12:11 PM
99
assist the poor and underprivileged
4/3/2015 11:51 AM
100
Church
4/3/2015 11:43 AM
101
faith based volunteer work and/or mission work
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
102
Church
4/3/2015 10:58 AM
103
child advocacy
4/3/2015 10:50 AM
104
undecided
4/3/2015 10:38 AM
105
Dogs On Call Church
4/3/2015 10:05 AM
106
not sure but probably non profit area.
4/3/2015 9:55 AM
107
Something related to my practice areas.
4/3/2015 9:51 AM
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Unknown
4/3/2015 9:45 AM
109
Helping out the Boy Scouts and the Birmingham Zoo
4/3/2015 9:40 AM
110
Church/faith related volunteer work
4/3/2015 9:39 AM
111
local charities, church, and mental health organizations
4/3/2015 9:35 AM
112
church, nonprofit, children and horses
4/3/2015 9:27 AM
113
victim services
4/3/2015 9:24 AM
114
Have worked in animal rescue for past 10 years; plan to increase time spent in rescue work.
4/3/2015 9:23 AM
115
Public interest law for low income persons/families. Also volunteer work with non-profits such as food bank, 2-1-1
program or similar agencies.
4/3/2015 9:14 AM
116
Church and some pro bono work.
4/3/2015 9:12 AM
117
Church mission work
4/3/2015 9:09 AM
118
Church
4/3/2015 9:08 AM
119
CHURCH
4/3/2015 9:07 AM
120
Don't know at this stage -- that is still 20 years away
4/3/2015 9:04 AM
121
Specifically People-oriented services; Community, Youth, Sr. Citizens Assistance, and the like. Serving on
Board(s)...
4/3/2015 9:02 AM
122
what ever is needed
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
123
Church and pro bono work
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
124
Rotary Club
4/3/2015 8:54 AM
125
Church based
4/3/2015 8:53 AM
126
Civic
4/3/2015 8:51 AM
127
Unsure
4/3/2015 8:38 AM
128
HUMANE SOCIETY
4/3/2015 8:38 AM
129
Not sure
4/3/2015 8:35 AM
130
civic club
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
131
TBD.
4/3/2015 8:17 AM
132
legal aid; environmental work
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
133
Continue to volunteer with civil rights and/or anti-death penalty organizations. Take cases from those areas of
practice.
4/3/2015 8:10 AM
134
non-profit boards and volunteer with elementary homework helpers
4/3/2015 7:54 AM
135
Legal
4/3/2015 7:50 AM
136
Whatever is most needed in my area
4/3/2015 7:44 AM
137
Church, Local arts, literacy
4/3/2015 6:55 AM
138
Unknown
4/3/2015 6:39 AM
139
Charity boards
4/3/2015 6:22 AM
140
Local non-profits
4/3/2015 6:12 AM
141
Veterans Administration.
4/3/2015 5:51 AM
142
not decided
4/2/2015 10:54 AM
143
church and local charities
4/1/2015 3:23 PM
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immigration
3/31/2015 2:52 PM
145
Work with PETA et al., homeless, education of the poor
3/30/2015 9:12 PM
146
Working with children (improving their literacy skills and social etiquette).
3/30/2015 5:15 PM
147
Legal Services of Alabama
3/30/2015 4:23 PM
148
missions
3/28/2015 11:52 AM
149
unsure but working with individuals in need
3/27/2015 2:20 PM
150
Don 't know
3/26/2015 9:05 PM
151
Consulting/Service
3/26/2015 12:22 AM
152
I'm not certain yet.
3/25/2015 1:33 PM
153
Volunteer Firefighter.
3/25/2015 10:48 AM
154
Unknown
3/25/2015 8:22 AM
155
counseling
3/24/2015 3:39 PM
156
board service non profit orgs
3/24/2015 11:33 AM
157
Retirement is so far away, I really don't know. Maybe something with veterans or military families.
3/23/2015 9:46 PM
158
Not sure yet.
3/23/2015 8:34 PM
159
church and non profits
3/23/2015 5:58 PM
160
prision ministry
3/23/2015 3:30 PM
161
unknown
3/23/2015 1:50 PM
162
Unsure (too far in the future).
3/23/2015 1:15 PM
163
Increase time spent working with no-kill animal shelters and animal rescue network.
3/23/2015 11:48 AM
164
I don't know.
3/23/2015 10:57 AM
165
unsure
3/23/2015 10:46 AM
166
not sure at this time
3/23/2015 8:58 AM
167
church work with the homeless
3/23/2015 8:56 AM
168
Through church
3/23/2015 5:05 AM
169
Church and other charitable.
3/22/2015 7:32 PM
170
Working with young LGBT young people
3/22/2015 5:31 PM
171
Missions, church volunteer, maybe pro bono legal work
3/22/2015 4:57 PM
172
church
3/22/2015 4:31 PM
173
church and civic
3/21/2015 11:18 AM
174
More Church work/go on a mission trip, historical organizations, volunteer at local school and museum, clean
cemetery and roadways
3/21/2015 11:11 AM
175
Probate
3/20/2015 5:31 PM
176
Church
3/20/2015 4:55 PM
177
work with adult reading program, volunteer work at and for my church
3/20/2015 4:04 PM
178
Education/pro bono legal
3/20/2015 3:39 PM
179
church and civic activities
3/20/2015 3:31 PM
180
Church
3/20/2015 3:02 PM
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unsure
3/20/2015 2:46 PM
182
unsure
3/20/2015 1:10 PM
183
Wills
3/20/2015 12:10 PM
184
Do not know
3/20/2015 11:31 AM
185
not sure
3/20/2015 10:41 AM
186
guardian ad litem for foster children
3/20/2015 10:40 AM
187
Nonprofit Arts Organizations
3/20/2015 10:34 AM
188
church or civic related
3/20/2015 8:52 AM
189
Foot soldier in the "war on coal"
3/20/2015 7:33 AM
190
education related
3/20/2015 6:17 AM
191
Church.
3/20/2015 4:50 AM
192
food bank
3/19/2015 8:43 PM
193
Non-profit and pro bono
3/19/2015 8:32 PM
194
various/ working with youth
3/19/2015 5:42 PM
195
community service
3/19/2015 5:27 PM
196
Legal related
3/19/2015 4:55 PM
197
Humane Society.
3/19/2015 4:51 PM
198
Don't know
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
199
Unknown
3/19/2015 4:43 PM
200
not sure
3/19/2015 4:42 PM
201
I plan to act as an advocate for political issues in which I am interested.
3/19/2015 4:32 PM
202
speak with students about the law. assist with needed church activities
3/19/2015 4:13 PM
203
Disabled sports Pro bono legal
3/19/2015 4:09 PM
204
Non-profit, and maybe mentoring
3/19/2015 4:00 PM
205
Church and community civic activities
3/19/2015 3:52 PM
206
CHURCH AND CIVIC WORK
3/19/2015 3:39 PM
207
not sure. Just nothing related to law
3/19/2015 3:19 PM
208
Church, non-profit ministries
3/19/2015 3:18 PM
209
Unknown at this time.
3/19/2015 3:13 PM
210
don't know
3/19/2015 3:01 PM
211
Various faith related
3/19/2015 2:50 PM
212
Church and other activities - working with youth
3/19/2015 2:30 PM
213
Legal consulting
3/19/2015 2:29 PM
214
unsure
3/19/2015 2:24 PM
215
church related
3/19/2015 1:52 PM
216
pro bono
3/19/2015 1:44 PM
217
Church related
3/19/2015 1:28 PM
218
church and work for private school
3/19/2015 1:14 PM
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Not sure yet
3/19/2015 1:09 PM
220
School tutoring.
3/19/2015 12:55 PM
221
charity/church
3/19/2015 12:49 PM
222
Kiwanis
3/19/2015 12:29 PM
223
community work, environmental, education
3/19/2015 12:20 PM
224
I've agreed to help other attorneys get started doing education law
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
225
Pro Bono Work and Church Related Work
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
226
church and city
3/19/2015 12:08 PM
227
Volunteer for hospital or city organizations
3/19/2015 11:55 AM
228
Unknown, community education, fundraising.
3/19/2015 11:37 AM
229
educational and historical
3/19/2015 11:37 AM
230
Church
3/19/2015 11:29 AM
231
Work with legal aid office; support the needy in my community through my church activities.
3/19/2015 11:25 AM
232
Civic and church
3/19/2015 11:25 AM
233
Undecided at this time.
3/19/2015 11:20 AM
234
church
3/19/2015 11:14 AM
235
work with domestic violence victims, animals and indigent people
3/19/2015 11:06 AM
236
with my church
3/19/2015 10:58 AM
237
Coordinate project development for a social justice non-profit
3/19/2015 10:56 AM
238
Counseling
3/19/2015 10:53 AM
239
Not certain
3/19/2015 10:45 AM
240
Church, community, possibly legal
3/19/2015 10:44 AM
241
community arts organizations
3/19/2015 10:37 AM
242
church, salvation army
3/19/2015 10:29 AM
243
Teaching
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
244
unsure at this time
3/19/2015 10:16 AM
245
I don't know yet. Depends on what's available... and what my wife signs me up for.
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
246
Church, community volunteer.
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
247
Church work
3/19/2015 10:13 AM
248
Most likely related to small scale food production, urban farming.
3/19/2015 10:07 AM
249
Public Interest
3/19/2015 10:07 AM
250
Not sure
3/19/2015 10:04 AM
251
Church, helping draft wills and estate planning
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
252
Unsure
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
253
Legal, political, and habitat for humanity
3/19/2015 9:51 AM
254
ordained ministry
3/19/2015 9:50 AM
255
Teaching/mentoring.
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
256
legal
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
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Church; hunger relief.
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
258
unknown
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
259
Teaching, church mission, other as opportunity presents
3/19/2015 9:41 AM
260
Church, missions.
3/19/2015 9:40 AM
261
Church and civic
3/19/2015 9:40 AM
262
Nothing in particular.
3/19/2015 9:33 AM
263
Gay rights issues and politics
3/19/2015 9:33 AM
264
Church
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
265
Undecided at this time.
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
266
undecided
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
267
faith based
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
268
church
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
269
working with persons with disabilities
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
270
Church work
3/19/2015 9:15 AM
271
pro bono legal work and non-legal service based on community needs
3/19/2015 9:14 AM
272
Helping the elderly
3/19/2015 9:12 AM
273
Have not decided yet.
3/19/2015 9:12 AM
274
Unknown
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
275
Community
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
276
Church
3/19/2015 9:06 AM
277
Something with kids.
3/19/2015 9:02 AM
278
The B'ham Bar Association
3/19/2015 9:00 AM
279
non-legal
3/19/2015 9:00 AM
280
Undecided
3/19/2015 8:59 AM
281
Assist churches with legal work, time, etc.
3/19/2015 8:55 AM
282
not certain
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
283
Animal rescue organizations
3/19/2015 8:51 AM
284
Mission work
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
285
nongovernmental practice of law
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
286
unknown
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
287
Church
3/19/2015 8:40 AM
288
civic and church
3/19/2015 8:40 AM
289
Political
3/19/2015 8:38 AM
290
skinning greaseballs
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
291
Whatever interests me at the time
3/19/2015 8:36 AM
292
animal care
3/19/2015 8:36 AM
293
Outreach ministries through Church, Volunteer Lawyers Program, Boys and Girls Club
3/19/2015 8:35 AM
294
volunteering at gardens and visiting elderly people
3/19/2015 8:34 AM
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aid to poor and homeless
3/19/2015 8:30 AM
296
Teaching
3/19/2015 8:30 AM
297
church, community
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
298
Pro bono
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
299
Church
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
300
unknown
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
301
I'm only 27, so it's hard to say.
3/19/2015 8:24 AM
302
Helping in any way I can with the under-educated, homeless, children, and animals
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
303
church and civic
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
304
church related
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
305
Anything to do with Veteran's
3/19/2015 8:19 AM
306
I am a member of several boards and I intend on continuing as long as I can.
3/19/2015 8:12 AM
307
?
3/19/2015 8:12 AM
308
Not sure
3/19/2015 8:10 AM
309
Church based
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
310
Whatever strikes my fancy
3/19/2015 8:05 AM
311
unsure
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
312
undecided
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
313
missionary
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
314
any
3/19/2015 7:55 AM
315
Assistance to military veterans
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
316
Animal welfare
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
317
Unknown
3/19/2015 7:51 AM
318
Stephen ministry
3/19/2015 7:51 AM
319
Civic organizations.
3/19/2015 7:50 AM
320
church
3/19/2015 7:49 AM
321
Church
3/19/2015 7:43 AM
322
Sports related
3/19/2015 7:42 AM
323
Community service projects through Rotary.
3/19/2015 7:40 AM
324
Arts organization
3/19/2015 7:40 AM
325
more work at church
3/19/2015 7:30 AM
326
church-community
3/19/2015 7:28 AM
327
Food bank.
3/19/2015 7:27 AM
328
I dont know yet
3/19/2015 7:24 AM
329
Working with people with MR
3/19/2015 7:23 AM
330
Church
3/19/2015 7:17 AM
331
Social and religious
3/19/2015 7:13 AM
332
undecided
3/19/2015 7:09 AM
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Community and teaching
3/19/2015 6:59 AM
334
LDS mission
3/19/2015 6:24 AM
335
Through SAVLP.
3/19/2015 6:13 AM
336
Community civic with lions club
3/19/2015 3:20 AM
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Q17 Do you have a funded retirement plan
other than Social Security?
Answered: 722
Skipped: 227
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
79.92%
577
No
20.08%
145
Total
722
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Q18 How much was the legal secretary who
most frequently worked for you in 2014
paid?
Answered: 710
Skipped: 239
N/A I did not
have a...
Less than
$25,000
$25,001 $30,000
$30,001 $35,000
$35,001 $40,000
$40,001 $45,000
$45,001 $50,000
$50,001 $55,000
$55,001 $60,000
$60,001 $65,000
$65,001 $70,000
$70,001 $75,000
$75,001 $80,000
Over $80,000
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
N/A I did not have a secretary in 2014.
36.90%
262
Less than $25,000
8.45%
60
$25,001 - $30,000
8.73%
62
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$30,001 - $35,000
10.85%
77
$35,001 - $40,000
9.44%
67
$40,001 - $45,000
9.15%
65
$45,001 - $50,000
5.21%
37
$50,001 - $55,000
4.23%
30
$55,001 - $60,000
2.68%
19
$60,001 - $65,000
2.39%
17
$65,001 - $70,000
0.85%
6
$70,001 - $75,000
0.42%
3
$75,001 - $80,000
0.28%
2
Over $80,000
0.42%
3
Total
710
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Q19 How many years of experience does
that legal secretary have?
Answered: 455
Skipped: 494
Less than one
year
1 year - 3
years
3 years - 5
years
5 years - 10
years
10 years - 15
years
15 years - 20
years
More than 20
years
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than one year
2.20%
10
1 year - 3 years
11.87%
54
3 years - 5 years
7.47%
34
5 years - 10 years
18.90%
86
10 years - 15 years
20.00%
91
15 years - 20 years
20.00%
91
More than 20 years
19.56%
89
Total
455
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Q20 Did your firm or organization employ
legal assistants/paralegals during 2014?
(Defined as an employee who performs
legal tasks under your supervision that you
as an attorney would otherwise perform.)
Answered: 715
Skipped: 234
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
55.24%
395
No
44.76%
320
Total
715
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Q21 Does your firm or organization require
that legal assistants/paralegals meet any
standards or have a certificate?
Answered: 382
Skipped: 567
Yes - We will
only accept ...
Yes - We will
only accept ...
Yes - We will
accept eithe...
No
I don't know.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes - We will only accept an undergraduate degree in paralegal studies.
2.36%
9
Yes - We will only accept a paralegal certificate from a certifying organization.
4.97%
19
Yes - We will accept either of the above.
20.42%
78
No
46.07%
176
I don't know.
26.18%
100
Total
382
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Q22 How much was the legal assistant you
worked with most frequently during 2014
paid?
Answered: 339
Skipped: 610
Less than
$25,000
$25,001 $30,000
$30,001 $35,000
$35,001 $40,000
$40,001 $45,000
$45,001 $50,000
$50,001 $55,000
$55,001 $60,000
$60,001 $65,000
$65,001 $70,000
$70,001 $75,000
$75,001 $80,000
Over $80,000
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than $25,000
10.03%
34
$25,001 - $30,000
10.32%
35
$30,001 - $35,000
10.91%
37
$35,001 - $40,000
13.57%
46
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$40,001 - $45,000
13.57%
46
$45,001 - $50,000
12.09%
41
$50,001 - $55,000
10.03%
34
$55,001 - $60,000
5.90%
20
$60,001 - $65,000
6.49%
22
$65,001 - $70,000
2.36%
8
$70,001 - $75,000
2.06%
7
$75,001 - $80,000
1.18%
4
Over $80,000
1.47%
5
Total
339
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Q23 What was the average or standard
hourly rate billed by your office for legal
assistants/paralegals during 2014?
Answered: 348
Skipped: 601
N/A Corporate or...
$40 or less
$41 - $50
$50 - $60
$61 - $70
$71 - $80
$81 - $90
$91 - $100
$101 - $110
$111 - $120
More than $120
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
N/A - Corporate or government employer
39.66%
138
$40 or less
9.20%
32
$41 - $50
1.72%
6
$50 - $60
6.32%
22
$61 - $70
2.59%
9
$71 - $80
12.36%
43
$81 - $90
6.32%
22
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$91 - $100
5.17%
18
$101 - $110
3.74%
13
$111 - $120
3.16%
11
More than $120
9.77%
34
Total
348
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Q24 How many billable hours did legal
assistants/paralegals average in your law
firm or organization in 2014?
Answered: 339
Skipped: 610
N/A Corporate
or governmen...
500 hours or
less
501 - 1000
1001 - 1200
1201 - 1400
1401 - 1600
More than 1600
hours
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
N/A Corporate or government employer
41.89%
142
500 hours or less
22.12%
75
501 - 1000
6.78%
23
1001 - 1200
6.78%
23
1201 - 1400
7.67%
26
1401 - 1600
9.73%
33
More than 1600 hours
5.01%
17
Total
339
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Q25 Which one of the following best
describes your practice setting during
2014?
Answered: 711
Skipped: 238
Private
practice
Local, state
or federal...
In-house
counsel
Legal
aid/Legal...
Non-legal
employment
Other (please
specify)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Private practice
63.99%
455
Local, state or federal government/judiciary
22.78%
162
In-house counsel
7.74%
55
Legal aid/Legal services
1.97%
14
Non-legal employment
0.00%
0
Other (please specify)
3.52%
25
Total
711
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
Judiciary / Attorney
4/22/2015 10:38 AM
2
State prosecution
4/21/2015 2:34 PM
3
I was in private practice for 8 months, then was employed by the state
4/21/2015 11:17 AM
4
government
4/21/2015 8:32 AM
5
law school
4/3/2015 6:25 PM
6
Public Defender Office
4/3/2015 9:05 AM
7
regulatory compliance
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
8
Non-profit public interest
4/3/2015 8:39 AM
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9
Law school (administrator/faculty)
4/3/2015 8:16 AM
10
Law clerk for part of year, private practice for part of year
4/1/2015 9:31 AM
11
Employed by company that provides legal services & solutions to law firms
3/30/2015 4:35 PM
12
Not currently practicing
3/30/2015 1:25 PM
13
Legal Education
3/28/2015 2:18 PM
14
1/2 year law firm; 1/2 year solo practice (I am answering survey using solo practice for info)
3/23/2015 6:45 PM
15
private practice and I own a title insurance company
3/23/2015 8:59 AM
16
law clinic @ UA school of law
3/23/2015 8:56 AM
17
Prosecutor
3/20/2015 11:02 AM
18
Circuit Judge
3/19/2015 5:29 PM
19
Bankruptcy Trustee
3/19/2015 3:45 PM
20
Law librarian
3/19/2015 1:44 PM
21
I spent 6 months in private practice and 6 months as in-house in 2014
3/19/2015 1:14 PM
22
Full time judge
3/19/2015 8:07 AM
23
Title Company
3/19/2015 7:44 AM
24
Mediation & arbitration
3/19/2015 6:17 AM
25
I worked as paralegal.
3/19/2015 6:15 AM
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Q26 Approximately how many cases did
you handle in 2014?
Answered: 438
Skipped: 511
Less than 25
26 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 150
151 - 200
More than 200
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than 25
24.89%
109
26 - 50
21.46%
94
51 - 100
23.74%
104
101 - 150
13.93%
61
151 - 200
4.57%
20
More than 200
11.42%
50
Total
438
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Q27 What was the primary method of billing
used in your law firm or legal office last
year?
Answered: 445
Skipped: 504
Hourly rate
Fixed or flat
fee
Contingency fee
Value based
fee (fixed f...
Combination of
two or more ...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Hourly rate
51.01%
227
Fixed or flat fee
13.93%
62
Contingency fee
16.18%
72
Value based fee (fixed fee plus bonus for results)
0.00%
0
Combination of two or more of above
18.88%
84
Total
445
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Q28 What percentage of your cases were
handled on a contingency fee basis?
Answered: 446
Skipped: 503
None
25% or less
26% - 50%
51 - 75%
Over 75%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
None
47.76%
213
25% or less
32.29%
144
26% - 50%
2.02%
9
51 - 75%
2.69%
12
Over 75%
15.25%
68
Total
446
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Q29 What is the average percentage of the
award that you receive in contingency fee
cases if you win?
Answered: 228
Skipped: 721
Less than 20%
20% - 29%
30% - 39%
40% - 49%
50% - 59%
60% or more
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than 20%
8.33%
19
20% - 29%
12.72%
29
30% - 39%
59.21%
135
40% - 49%
18.42%
42
50% - 59%
0.00%
0
60% or more
1.32%
3
Total
228
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Q30 Do you keep written time records?
Answered: 442
Skipped: 507
Always
Always, except
in contingen...
Only for
selected cases
Never
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Always
54.52%
241
Always, except in contingency or fixed fee cases
21.49%
95
Only for selected cases
18.78%
83
Never
5.20%
23
Total
442
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Q31 What system do you use to capture
your time?
Answered: 419
Skipped: 530
None - I
reconstruct ...
Paper time
sheets typed...
Paper time
sheets enter...
I enter time
directly int...
Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
None - I reconstruct my time from calendar entries, file review, etc.
12.41%
52
Paper time sheets typed into a bill
25.78%
108
Paper time sheets entered into time and billing software or system
28.40%
119
I enter time directly into time and billing software or system
33.41%
140
Other
0.00%
Total
0
419
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Q32 What time and billing software or
system do you use?
Answered: 222
Skipped: 727
#
Responses
Date
1
QuickBooks
5/11/2015 11:39 AM
2
juris
4/24/2015 3:12 PM
3
Quickbooks and Clio
4/23/2015 8:20 PM
4
iTimeKeep
4/23/2015 4:25 PM
5
Juris
4/22/2015 1:53 PM
6
Time Slips
4/22/2015 10:57 AM
7
Timeslips
4/22/2015 9:57 AM
8
juris
4/22/2015 9:45 AM
9
Excel
4/21/2015 7:25 PM
10
Excel
4/21/2015 4:52 PM
11
Timeslips
4/21/2015 3:58 PM
12
Aderant
4/21/2015 3:15 PM
13
Word
4/21/2015 2:34 PM
14
HoursTracker
4/21/2015 2:23 PM
15
AbacusLaw
4/21/2015 1:51 PM
16
office of indigent defense
4/21/2015 12:52 PM
17
NA
4/21/2015 12:36 PM
18
ProLaw
4/21/2015 11:40 AM
19
TABS
4/21/2015 11:39 AM
20
Quick Books
4/21/2015 11:34 AM
21
Juris
4/21/2015 11:05 AM
22
Billing Tracker
4/21/2015 10:57 AM
23
Elite
4/21/2015 10:22 AM
24
QuickBooks
4/21/2015 10:13 AM
25
Webview
4/21/2015 10:12 AM
26
tps
4/21/2015 9:52 AM
27
time slips
4/21/2015 9:47 AM
28
clockworks
4/21/2015 9:39 AM
29
PCLAW
4/21/2015 9:37 AM
30
clio
4/21/2015 9:33 AM
31
PC Law
4/21/2015 9:30 AM
32
Amicus-PCLaw
4/21/2015 9:26 AM
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33
Elite
4/21/2015 9:15 AM
34
Elite
4/21/2015 8:56 AM
35
TABS
4/21/2015 8:48 AM
36
Juris
4/21/2015 8:14 AM
37
Quickbooks
4/21/2015 7:48 AM
38
Juris
4/21/2015 7:24 AM
39
Excel
4/21/2015 7:19 AM
40
Time Matters
4/21/2015 7:00 AM
41
CP
4/21/2015 6:04 AM
42
Aderant
4/21/2015 5:38 AM
43
Needles
4/21/2015 5:20 AM
44
Timeslips
4/17/2015 1:40 PM
45
Quick Books
4/15/2015 10:43 AM
46
Time Slips
4/10/2015 11:42 AM
47
Amicus
4/10/2015 8:09 AM
48
time slips
4/10/2015 7:39 AM
49
Quickbooks
4/9/2015 3:59 PM
50
Clockworks
4/7/2015 11:01 AM
51
Quickbooks
4/7/2015 10:40 AM
52
Excel
4/7/2015 10:37 AM
53
prolaw
4/6/2015 5:07 PM
54
excel spreadsheet specific to my billing needs
4/6/2015 4:27 PM
55
Clio
4/6/2015 4:00 PM
56
Quickbooks
4/6/2015 2:56 PM
57
quickbooks
4/6/2015 2:49 PM
58
Tabs
4/6/2015 12:38 PM
59
Juris
4/6/2015 12:01 PM
60
Bottomline
4/6/2015 11:00 AM
61
excel
4/6/2015 10:34 AM
62
citrix
4/6/2015 9:52 AM
63
Intapp
4/4/2015 4:51 PM
64
Timeslips
4/4/2015 3:41 PM
65
timeslips
4/4/2015 9:10 AM
66
Timeslips
4/4/2015 8:09 AM
67
Webview
4/3/2015 3:42 PM
68
Elite
4/3/2015 3:04 PM
69
choas
4/3/2015 2:57 PM
70
Timeslips
4/3/2015 2:12 PM
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71
widows XP
4/3/2015 1:38 PM
72
Aderant
4/3/2015 12:14 PM
73
Unknown
4/3/2015 12:12 PM
74
PC Law
4/3/2015 11:53 AM
75
timeslips
4/3/2015 11:44 AM
76
Elite
4/3/2015 11:01 AM
77
personal system - non-high tech
4/3/2015 10:59 AM
78
Cosmolex
4/3/2015 10:23 AM
79
Amicus and PC Law
4/3/2015 10:15 AM
80
DTE
4/3/2015 9:59 AM
81
Rocket Matter
4/3/2015 9:56 AM
82
Aderant
4/3/2015 9:54 AM
83
Chaos Legal Billing
4/3/2015 9:47 AM
84
AIDCC fee dec system for appointed cases
4/3/2015 9:43 AM
85
Timeslips- Just converted to QuickBooks
4/3/2015 9:41 AM
86
Elite
4/3/2015 9:36 AM
87
Trialworks
4/3/2015 9:34 AM
88
Time Matters
4/3/2015 9:25 AM
89
I don't know
4/3/2015 9:25 AM
90
PC Law
4/3/2015 9:11 AM
91
PCLAW
4/3/2015 9:08 AM
92
DTE
4/3/2015 8:59 AM
93
only enter time in files using dropbox
4/3/2015 8:55 AM
94
Quick Books
4/3/2015 8:51 AM
95
Clio
4/3/2015 8:44 AM
96
Clio
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
97
Quickbooks
4/3/2015 8:18 AM
98
Juris
4/3/2015 8:18 AM
99
CMS
4/3/2015 8:15 AM
100
time slips
4/3/2015 8:08 AM
101
Juris
4/3/2015 7:58 AM
102
DTI
4/3/2015 7:46 AM
103
n/a
4/3/2015 7:40 AM
104
Bill4Time
4/3/2015 7:09 AM
105
Don't know name
4/3/2015 6:15 AM
106
TimeMaster for iPad and iPhone
4/3/2015 5:25 AM
107
Dont know
4/2/2015 1:01 PM
108
Juris
4/2/2015 10:57 AM
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109
TABS
4/1/2015 3:25 PM
110
Cosmolex
3/31/2015 5:45 PM
111
My own
3/30/2015 9:18 PM
112
Webview
3/30/2015 5:16 PM
113
Omega
3/30/2015 2:59 PM
114
Tabs
3/28/2015 11:55 AM
115
PCLAW
3/27/2015 11:13 PM
116
Juris
3/25/2015 1:38 PM
117
Not sure. Office manager and paralegals handle that.
3/25/2015 8:24 AM
118
MyCase
3/24/2015 5:01 PM
119
PerfectLaw
3/24/2015 12:05 PM
120
Quick Books
3/23/2015 8:36 PM
121
Juris
3/23/2015 6:00 PM
122
timeslips
3/23/2015 11:00 AM
123
Orion
3/23/2015 8:06 AM
124
Juris
3/22/2015 5:05 PM
125
Webview
3/21/2015 11:21 AM
126
Timeslips
3/20/2015 11:28 PM
127
Time matters
3/20/2015 5:34 PM
128
Total Office
3/20/2015 4:31 PM
129
TimeMatters
3/20/2015 3:41 PM
130
Office of Indigent Defense system
3/20/2015 3:05 PM
131
ProLaw
3/20/2015 2:36 PM
132
DTE Axiom
3/20/2015 9:50 AM
133
PC Law
3/20/2015 8:59 AM
134
time matters
3/20/2015 8:24 AM
135
Elite
3/19/2015 8:35 PM
136
PCLaw
3/19/2015 5:31 PM
137
Elite
3/19/2015 5:12 PM
138
Elite
3/19/2015 4:54 PM
139
TABS3
3/19/2015 4:12 PM
140
Firm's - don't know the name
3/19/2015 3:45 PM
141
quickbooks
3/19/2015 3:21 PM
142
Windows Based
3/19/2015 3:15 PM
143
TABS
3/19/2015 2:12 PM
144
legalbilling
3/19/2015 1:42 PM
145
juris
3/19/2015 1:24 PM
146
prolaw back office
3/19/2015 1:17 PM
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147
Legal Billing
3/19/2015 1:13 PM
148
quickbooks
3/19/2015 1:01 PM
149
Verdict
3/19/2015 12:57 PM
150
juris
3/19/2015 12:22 PM
151
Time Slips
3/19/2015 12:20 PM
152
Enterprise Solutions
3/19/2015 11:58 AM
153
Clio
3/19/2015 11:38 AM
154
Orion Law Management System
3/19/2015 11:29 AM
155
ProVantage
3/19/2015 11:12 AM
156
Quickbooks
3/19/2015 11:08 AM
157
Amicus Attorney
3/19/2015 11:04 AM
158
Time Matters
3/19/2015 10:50 AM
159
Time Matters
3/19/2015 10:44 AM
160
none
3/19/2015 10:31 AM
161
Time 59
3/19/2015 10:30 AM
162
Time Matters
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
163
pc law
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
164
Trial Works
3/19/2015 10:08 AM
165
Juris
3/19/2015 10:03 AM
166
Abacus
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
167
unknown
3/19/2015 9:58 AM
168
Excel
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
169
TIme matters
3/19/2015 9:54 AM
170
LMS
3/19/2015 9:52 AM
171
Abacus Law
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
172
elite
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
173
freshbooks
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
174
clio
3/19/2015 9:42 AM
175
Timeslips
3/19/2015 9:41 AM
176
Tabs
3/19/2015 9:33 AM
177
dont know name
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
178
Orion
3/19/2015 9:14 AM
179
Timeslips
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
180
Microsoft Money
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
181
Tabs
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
182
Aderant
3/19/2015 9:08 AM
183
Quickbooks
3/19/2015 9:02 AM
184
clockworks
3/19/2015 9:00 AM
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185
Elite Webview
3/19/2015 8:56 AM
186
Elite
3/19/2015 8:56 AM
187
ProLaw
3/19/2015 8:56 AM
188
PCLaw
3/19/2015 8:53 AM
189
aderant
3/19/2015 8:49 AM
190
Federal CJA system
3/19/2015 8:49 AM
191
PC law, Jr.
3/19/2015 8:48 AM
192
Clio
3/19/2015 8:44 AM
193
ProLaw
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
194
timeslips
3/19/2015 8:42 AM
195
aderant
3/19/2015 8:39 AM
196
Juris
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
197
elite
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
198
quickbooks
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
199
Juris
3/19/2015 8:24 AM
200
Juris
3/19/2015 8:19 AM
201
Bill4Time
3/19/2015 8:18 AM
202
Juris
3/19/2015 8:18 AM
203
Practice Master
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
204
Quickbooks
3/19/2015 8:13 AM
205
Prolaw
3/19/2015 8:12 AM
206
Na
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
207
Perfect Practice
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
208
abacus accounting
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
209
Aderant
3/19/2015 8:06 AM
210
Aderant Epert Time
3/19/2015 8:05 AM
211
pro law
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
212
rainmaker
3/19/2015 7:58 AM
213
Juris
3/19/2015 7:58 AM
214
Tabs
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
215
I don't know the name
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
216
juris
3/19/2015 7:52 AM
217
PC Law
3/19/2015 7:48 AM
218
juris
3/19/2015 7:46 AM
219
Time and Chaos
3/19/2015 7:43 AM
220
Juris
3/19/2015 7:29 AM
221
prevail
3/19/2015 5:54 AM
222
Quick books
3/19/2015 3:27 AM
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Q33 What minimum time interval do you
use to record time?
Answered: 409
Skipped: 540
5 minutes
6 minutes (.1
hour)
10 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Answer Choices
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
5 minutes
5.38%
22
6 minutes (.1 hour)
70.17%
287
10 minutes
6.11%
25
15 minutes
14.43%
59
30 minutes
1.96%
8
Other
1.96%
8
Total
409
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
minutes
4/21/2015 10:57 AM
2
try daily to keep record
4/8/2015 3:33 PM
3
Varies by client. Default is 15 min, but some clients require 6 min. minimum
4/3/2015 3:05 PM
4
I don't record time because I work on a contingency fee basis but I keep dated notes in my file.
4/3/2015 9:31 AM
5
Actual time
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
6
.2
4/3/2015 5:26 AM
7
1 hour
3/31/2015 2:53 PM
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3 minutes
3/24/2015 5:01 PM
9
phone calls get billed even if not five minutes
3/21/2015 11:13 AM
10
use 10ths of an hour, i.e. 1-6 minutes is .1, 7-12 minutes is .2
3/20/2015 4:08 PM
11
Bankruptcy attorneys are paid a flat or "no-look" fee for Chapter 13 work, and I quote a flat fee for any Chapter 7
cases that I handle, so I don't normally keep time records for each case.
3/19/2015 2:31 PM
12
I do not understand the question. If you are asking how I record time - I use time slips after each task. It takes a
few seconds to fill out a time slip. That is reconciled by my secretary when she receives the file. It takes little time
to accomplish if you keep up with it.
3/19/2015 8:34 AM
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Q34 What is your average or standard
hourly rate?
Answered: 407
Skipped: 542
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Less than $100
$100 - $124
$125 - $149
$150 - $174
$175 - $199
$200 - $224
$225 - $249
$250 - $274
$275 - $299
$300 - $324
$325 - $349
$350 - $374
$375 - $399
$400 - $424
$425 - $449
$450 - $474
$475 - $499
$500 or more
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
5.41%
Less than $100
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$100 - $124
4.42%
18
$125 - $149
8.11%
33
$150 - $174
14.74%
60
$175 - $199
11.79%
48
$200 - $224
14.50%
59
$225 - $249
6.88%
28
$250 - $274
10.81%
44
$275 - $299
4.42%
18
$300 - $324
4.42%
18
$325 - $349
2.70%
11
$350 - $374
3.69%
15
$375 - $399
1.47%
6
$400 - $424
3.69%
15
$425 - $449
0.49%
2
$450 - $474
0.49%
2
$475 - $499
0.00%
0
$500 or more
1.97%
8
Total
407
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Q35 Does your firm have a yearly standard
minimum billing requirement?
Answered: 409
Skipped: 540
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
16.87%
69
No
83.13%
340
Total
409
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Q36 What was your firm's minimum billing
requirement for non-owner attorneys
(associates) in 2014?
Answered: 66
Skipped: 883
1,000 hours or
less
1,001 - 1,200
hours
1,201 - 1,400
hours
1,401 - 1,600
hours
1,601 - 1,800
hours
1,801 - 2,000
hours
More than
2,000 hours
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
1,000 hours or less
3.03%
2
1,001 - 1,200 hours
1.52%
1
1,201 - 1,400 hours
1.52%
1
1,401 - 1,600 hours
4.55%
3
1,601 - 1,800 hours
10.61%
7
1,801 - 2,000 hours
62.12%
41
More than 2,000 hours
16.67%
11
Total
66
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Q37 What was your firm's minimum billing
requirement for partners/shareholders in
2014?
Answered: 57
Skipped: 892
1,000 hours or
less
1,001 - 1,200
hours
1,201 - 1,400
hours
1,401 - 1,600
hours
1,601 - 1,800
hours
1,801 - 2,000
hours
More than
2,000 hours
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
1,000 hours or less
1.75%
1
1,001 - 1,200 hours
5.26%
3
1,201 - 1,400 hours
0.00%
0
1,401 - 1,600 hours
7.02%
4
1,601 - 1,800 hours
28.07%
16
1,801 - 2,000 hours
50.88%
29
More than 2,000 hours
7.02%
4
Total
57
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Q38 How many hours did you bill in 2014?
Answered: 385
Skipped: 564
1,000 hours or
less
1,001 - 1,200
hours
1,201 - 1,400
hours
1,401 - 1,600
hours
1,601 - 1,800
hours
1,801 - 2,000
hours
More than
2,000 hours
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
1,000 hours or less
42.86%
165
1,001 - 1,200 hours
9.35%
36
1,201 - 1,400 hours
8.83%
34
1,401 - 1,600 hours
7.79%
30
1,601 - 1,800 hours
11.43%
44
1,801 - 2,000 hours
11.17%
43
More than 2,000 hours
8.57%
33
Total
385
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Q39 What information do you regularly
include in your billing statements to
clients? (Check all that apply.)
Answered: 402
Skipped: 547
Itemized list
of services...
Time spent by
individual...
Hourly rates
of lawyers
Total time
spent by...
Hourly rates
of legal...
Time spent by
legal...
Total time
spent by leg...
Prior unpaid
balance
Itemized list
of...
Remaining
trust accoun...
Narrative
summary of...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Itemized list of services provided
87.81%
353
Time spent by individual lawyers
68.66%
276
Hourly rates of lawyers
73.38%
295
Total time spent by lawyers
72.64%
292
Hourly rates of legal assistants/paralegals
39.05%
157
Time spent by legal assistants/paralegals
40.30%
162
Total time spent by legal assistants/paralegals
35.07%
141
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Prior unpaid balance
69.65%
280
Itemized list of disbursements
58.96%
237
Remaining trust account balance
35.07%
141
Narrative summary of activities/services
51.00%
205
Total Respondents: 402
91 / 186
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Q40 How often do you use a written fee
agreement or retainer letter?
Answered: 421
Skipped: 528
Always
Usually
Seldom
Never
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Always
49.88%
210
Usually
34.68%
146
Seldom
13.30%
56
Never
2.14%
9
Total
421
92 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q41 Please indicate your average monthly
accounts receivable balance for 2014:
Answered: 385
Skipped: 564
$1000 or less
$1001 - $5000
$5001 - $10000
$10001 - $20000
$20001 - $30000
$30001 - $40000
$40001 - $50000
More than
$50000
My firm
doesn't prep...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
$1000 or less
11.43%
44
$1001 - $5000
15.84%
61
$5001 - $10000
8.83%
34
$10001 - $20000
7.27%
28
$20001 - $30000
6.49%
25
$30001 - $40000
4.42%
17
$40001 - $50000
3.38%
13
More than $50000
12.99%
50
My firm doesn't prepare a report on this information.
29.35%
113
Total
385
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Q42 Excluding personal injury cases, on
average what is the total amount of costs
advanced on behalf of each client?
(Examples: filing fees, service of process
charges, long distance, court reporter
charges, etc.)
Answered: 382
Skipped: 567
$0 - We do not
advance costs.
$1,000 or less
$2,000 - $4,000
$4,000 - $6,000
$6,000 - $8,000
More than
$8,000
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
$0 - We do not advance costs.
32.98%
126
$1,000 or less
44.76%
171
$2,000 - $4,000
10.73%
41
$4,000 - $6,000
4.71%
18
$6,000 - $8,000
1.31%
5
More than $8,000
5.50%
21
Total
382
94 / 186
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Q43 Do you charge interest on past due
fees?
Answered: 392
Skipped: 557
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
11.99%
47
No
88.01%
345
Total
392
95 / 186
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Q44 Does your firm accept electronic
payment, such as credit or debit cards, for
fees and costs?
Answered: 398
Skipped: 551
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
40.95%
163
No
59.05%
235
Total
398
96 / 186
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Q45 Please indicate all forms of electronic
payment your firm accepted in 2014.
Answered: 155
Skipped: 794
Credit Cards
Debit Cards
E-check/Direct
Debit/ACH...
Pay Pal
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Credit Cards
89.68%
139
Debit Cards
71.61%
111
E-check/Direct Debit/ACH Payment
31.61%
49
Pay Pal
14.84%
23
Total Respondents: 155
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
wire transfer
4/3/2015 3:07 PM
2
direct electronic deposit
4/3/2015 10:20 AM
3
wire transfers
4/3/2015 8:03 AM
4
Wire transfer
3/19/2015 4:42 PM
5
dont know
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
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Q46 As of the end of 2014, please indicate
what percentage of your accounts
receivable were in each category. (Total
should equal 100%)
Answered: 284
Skipped: 665
Answer Choices
Responses
0-30 Days
93.66%
266
31-60 Days
78.17%
222
61 -90 Days
70.07%
199
Over 90 Days
75.35%
214
#
0-30 Days
Date
1
20%
4/28/2015 4:50 PM
2
25
4/27/2015 11:12 AM
3
70
4/23/2015 8:23 PM
4
85
4/23/2015 4:31 PM
5
100%
4/23/2015 8:08 AM
6
50
4/22/2015 1:08 PM
7
70
4/22/2015 10:59 AM
8
10
4/21/2015 7:54 PM
9
40
4/21/2015 7:29 PM
10
70
4/21/2015 4:55 PM
11
70
4/21/2015 4:25 PM
12
50
4/21/2015 4:00 PM
13
15
4/21/2015 3:57 PM
14
25
4/21/2015 3:52 PM
15
40
4/21/2015 3:16 PM
16
20
4/21/2015 2:37 PM
17
100
4/21/2015 12:08 PM
18
80
4/21/2015 11:47 AM
19
50
4/21/2015 11:41 AM
20
75
4/21/2015 11:36 AM
21
50
4/21/2015 11:07 AM
22
90
4/21/2015 10:59 AM
23
50
4/21/2015 10:17 AM
24
10
4/21/2015 10:13 AM
25
90
4/21/2015 9:55 AM
98 / 186
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26
0
4/21/2015 9:47 AM
27
10
4/21/2015 9:41 AM
28
60
4/21/2015 9:39 AM
29
50
4/21/2015 9:35 AM
30
70
4/21/2015 9:33 AM
31
10
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
32
40
4/21/2015 9:21 AM
33
75
4/21/2015 9:09 AM
34
0
4/21/2015 9:06 AM
35
40
4/21/2015 9:04 AM
36
75
4/21/2015 9:00 AM
37
70
4/21/2015 8:59 AM
38
58
4/21/2015 8:49 AM
39
80
4/21/2015 8:46 AM
40
40
4/21/2015 8:30 AM
41
5
4/21/2015 8:21 AM
42
80
4/21/2015 8:17 AM
43
100
4/21/2015 6:49 AM
44
100
4/21/2015 6:33 AM
45
50
4/21/2015 5:42 AM
46
99
4/17/2015 1:42 PM
47
80
4/15/2015 11:01 AM
48
50
4/13/2015 9:28 PM
49
80
4/13/2015 3:19 PM
50
50
4/10/2015 12:53 PM
51
30
4/10/2015 8:23 AM
52
90
4/9/2015 4:02 PM
53
60
4/9/2015 12:36 PM
54
70%
4/9/2015 11:19 AM
55
95
4/8/2015 12:03 PM
56
85
4/7/2015 11:04 AM
57
90
4/7/2015 10:41 AM
58
50
4/7/2015 10:39 AM
59
80
4/7/2015 10:07 AM
60
5
4/7/2015 8:46 AM
61
100
4/7/2015 8:27 AM
62
100
4/7/2015 5:17 AM
63
10%
4/6/2015 4:04 PM
99 / 186
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64
25%
4/6/2015 3:08 PM
65
?
4/6/2015 2:54 PM
66
100
4/6/2015 2:53 PM
67
50
4/6/2015 12:53 PM
68
75
4/6/2015 9:55 AM
69
100
4/6/2015 9:42 AM
70
75
4/6/2015 9:24 AM
71
25
4/6/2015 8:24 AM
72
30
4/4/2015 5:25 PM
73
65
4/4/2015 3:44 PM
74
100%
4/4/2015 12:47 PM
75
100%
4/4/2015 9:26 AM
76
30
4/4/2015 9:12 AM
77
0
4/4/2015 8:14 AM
78
70
4/3/2015 4:29 PM
79
50%
4/3/2015 4:03 PM
80
55
4/3/2015 3:08 PM
81
30
4/3/2015 3:00 PM
82
100
4/3/2015 2:57 PM
83
10%
4/3/2015 2:16 PM
84
50%
4/3/2015 1:44 PM
85
90
4/3/2015 12:51 PM
86
100
4/3/2015 12:49 PM
87
80
4/3/2015 12:19 PM
88
20
4/3/2015 11:55 AM
89
85
4/3/2015 11:46 AM
90
25
4/3/2015 11:33 AM
91
25
4/3/2015 11:20 AM
92
90
4/3/2015 11:20 AM
93
10
4/3/2015 11:10 AM
94
6
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
95
75
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
96
90%
4/3/2015 11:04 AM
97
100%
4/3/2015 11:03 AM
98
50
4/3/2015 10:51 AM
99
20
4/3/2015 10:43 AM
100
20%
4/3/2015 10:26 AM
101
30
4/3/2015 9:58 AM
100 / 186
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102
60
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
103
10
4/3/2015 9:47 AM
104
60
4/3/2015 9:41 AM
105
25
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
106
25
4/3/2015 9:36 AM
107
80
4/3/2015 9:31 AM
108
50%
4/3/2015 9:29 AM
109
100
4/3/2015 9:27 AM
110
65
4/3/2015 9:27 AM
111
Don't know
4/3/2015 9:21 AM
112
90
4/3/2015 9:15 AM
113
0-30 days
4/3/2015 9:10 AM
114
60
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
115
25
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
116
33
4/3/2015 8:48 AM
117
50
4/3/2015 8:46 AM
118
50
4/3/2015 8:40 AM
119
20
4/3/2015 8:36 AM
120
55
4/3/2015 8:23 AM
121
30
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
122
90
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
123
50
4/3/2015 8:10 AM
124
50
4/3/2015 8:04 AM
125
5
4/3/2015 8:01 AM
126
25
4/3/2015 7:12 AM
127
25%
4/3/2015 6:54 AM
128
100
4/3/2015 6:28 AM
129
70
4/3/2015 6:18 AM
130
50
4/3/2015 5:32 AM
131
100
4/3/2015 3:50 AM
132
100
4/2/2015 7:29 PM
133
10
3/31/2015 5:48 PM
134
0
3/31/2015 2:54 PM
135
90
3/30/2015 9:20 PM
136
10
3/30/2015 5:16 PM
137
25
3/30/2015 4:27 PM
138
5
3/30/2015 3:53 PM
139
50
3/30/2015 3:02 PM
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140
50
3/30/2015 2:10 PM
141
40
3/28/2015 11:57 AM
142
50
3/27/2015 11:14 PM
143
40
3/27/2015 3:05 PM
144
75
3/26/2015 12:27 AM
145
65
3/25/2015 1:43 PM
146
50
3/25/2015 11:24 AM
147
20
3/25/2015 9:43 AM
148
15
3/25/2015 8:26 AM
149
95
3/24/2015 5:02 PM
150
50 %
3/24/2015 3:47 PM
151
100
3/23/2015 9:51 PM
152
15
3/23/2015 8:38 PM
153
60
3/23/2015 6:04 PM
154
90%
3/23/2015 3:37 PM
155
50
3/23/2015 8:10 AM
156
100
3/22/2015 5:33 PM
157
40
3/22/2015 5:12 PM
158
100
3/22/2015 1:02 PM
159
25
3/21/2015 5:11 PM
160
50
3/21/2015 11:25 AM
161
10
3/21/2015 11:15 AM
162
75
3/20/2015 11:33 PM
163
60
3/20/2015 7:13 PM
164
25
3/20/2015 4:23 PM
165
100
3/20/2015 3:09 PM
166
60
3/20/2015 9:51 AM
167
60
3/20/2015 8:26 AM
168
0
3/20/2015 6:21 AM
169
20
3/20/2015 4:57 AM
170
40
3/19/2015 6:59 PM
171
75
3/19/2015 5:13 PM
172
50%
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
173
unknown
3/19/2015 4:38 PM
174
99
3/19/2015 3:49 PM
175
50
3/19/2015 3:23 PM
176
60
3/19/2015 2:34 PM
177
80%
3/19/2015 1:55 PM
102 / 186
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178
plaintiff's firm-contingency fees- do not apply
3/19/2015 1:43 PM
179
35
3/19/2015 1:39 PM
180
80
3/19/2015 12:23 PM
181
100
3/19/2015 12:14 PM
182
26
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
183
90
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
184
70
3/19/2015 11:40 AM
185
80%
3/19/2015 11:31 AM
186
70
3/19/2015 11:19 AM
187
5
3/19/2015 11:18 AM
188
80
3/19/2015 11:11 AM
189
75
3/19/2015 11:08 AM
190
10
3/19/2015 11:02 AM
191
99
3/19/2015 10:46 AM
192
50
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
193
60
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
194
100
3/19/2015 10:27 AM
195
25
3/19/2015 10:23 AM
196
50
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
197
30
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
198
5
3/19/2015 10:18 AM
199
NA
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
200
70%
3/19/2015 10:15 AM
201
75
3/19/2015 10:01 AM
202
90
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
203
25
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
204
50
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
205
50
3/19/2015 9:54 AM
206
25
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
207
25
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
208
80%
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
209
90
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
210
75
3/19/2015 9:41 AM
211
50
3/19/2015 9:37 AM
212
30%
3/19/2015 9:35 AM
213
90
3/19/2015 9:34 AM
214
20
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
215
dont know
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
103 / 186
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216
70%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
217
10
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
218
100
3/19/2015 9:15 AM
219
75
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
220
50
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
221
10%
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
222
60
3/19/2015 9:06 AM
223
70
3/19/2015 9:04 AM
224
25
3/19/2015 9:03 AM
225
50
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
226
100
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
227
90%
3/19/2015 8:55 AM
228
80%
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
229
5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
230
20
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
231
N/A All contingency fee work
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
232
60
3/19/2015 8:45 AM
233
95
3/19/2015 8:42 AM
234
10
3/19/2015 8:41 AM
235
70
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
236
75
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
237
2
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
238
50
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
239
30
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
240
50%
3/19/2015 8:24 AM
241
N/A
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
242
i am not privy to this information
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
243
No idea
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
244
60
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
245
5
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
246
85%
3/19/2015 8:13 AM
247
50
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
248
70
3/19/2015 8:10 AM
249
50
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
250
75
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
251
60
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
252
60
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
253
99
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
104 / 186
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254
40
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
255
100
3/19/2015 7:50 AM
256
100
3/19/2015 7:50 AM
257
5
3/19/2015 7:48 AM
258
0
3/19/2015 7:42 AM
259
50
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
260
100
3/19/2015 7:30 AM
261
100
3/19/2015 7:27 AM
262
90%
3/19/2015 7:26 AM
263
99
3/19/2015 7:21 AM
264
60
3/19/2015 5:56 AM
265
70
3/19/2015 5:41 AM
266
10
3/19/2015 3:34 AM
#
31-60 Days
Date
1
20%
4/28/2015 4:50 PM
2
25
4/27/2015 11:12 AM
3
5
4/23/2015 8:23 PM
4
10
4/23/2015 4:31 PM
5
15
4/22/2015 10:59 AM
6
50
4/22/2015 10:02 AM
7
30
4/21/2015 7:54 PM
8
10
4/21/2015 7:29 PM
9
10
4/21/2015 4:55 PM
10
20
4/21/2015 4:25 PM
11
50
4/21/2015 4:00 PM
12
35
4/21/2015 3:57 PM
13
25
4/21/2015 3:52 PM
14
40
4/21/2015 3:16 PM
15
30
4/21/2015 2:37 PM
16
10
4/21/2015 11:47 AM
17
25
4/21/2015 11:41 AM
18
25
4/21/2015 11:36 AM
19
25
4/21/2015 11:07 AM
20
5
4/21/2015 10:59 AM
21
25
4/21/2015 10:17 AM
22
10
4/21/2015 10:13 AM
23
0
4/21/2015 9:47 AM
24
40
4/21/2015 9:41 AM
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25
20
4/21/2015 9:39 AM
26
10
4/21/2015 9:35 AM
27
20
4/21/2015 9:33 AM
28
30
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
29
30
4/21/2015 9:21 AM
30
15
4/21/2015 9:09 AM
31
0
4/21/2015 9:06 AM
32
20
4/21/2015 9:04 AM
33
15
4/21/2015 9:00 AM
34
20
4/21/2015 8:59 AM
35
16
4/21/2015 8:49 AM
36
10
4/21/2015 8:46 AM
37
40
4/21/2015 8:30 AM
38
5
4/21/2015 8:21 AM
39
15
4/21/2015 8:17 AM
40
100%
4/21/2015 7:46 AM
41
20
4/21/2015 5:42 AM
42
5
4/15/2015 11:01 AM
43
20
4/13/2015 9:28 PM
44
20
4/13/2015 3:19 PM
45
25
4/10/2015 12:53 PM
46
20
4/10/2015 8:23 AM
47
15
4/9/2015 12:36 PM
48
20%
4/9/2015 11:19 AM
49
5
4/8/2015 12:03 PM
50
12
4/7/2015 11:04 AM
51
25
4/7/2015 10:39 AM
52
10
4/7/2015 10:07 AM
53
10
4/7/2015 8:46 AM
54
0
4/6/2015 4:04 PM
55
?
4/6/2015 2:54 PM
56
20
4/6/2015 12:53 PM
57
100
4/6/2015 10:36 AM
58
20
4/6/2015 9:55 AM
59
25
4/6/2015 9:24 AM
60
10
4/6/2015 8:24 AM
61
40
4/4/2015 5:25 PM
62
15
4/4/2015 3:44 PM
106 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
63
30
4/4/2015 9:12 AM
64
0
4/4/2015 8:14 AM
65
20
4/3/2015 4:29 PM
66
30
4/3/2015 3:08 PM
67
30
4/3/2015 3:00 PM
68
!0%
4/3/2015 2:16 PM
69
30%
4/3/2015 1:44 PM
70
5
4/3/2015 12:51 PM
71
10
4/3/2015 12:19 PM
72
30
4/3/2015 11:55 AM
73
5
4/3/2015 11:46 AM
74
50
4/3/2015 11:33 AM
75
75
4/3/2015 11:20 AM
76
10
4/3/2015 11:20 AM
77
10
4/3/2015 11:10 AM
78
2
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
79
4
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
80
10%
4/3/2015 11:04 AM
81
50
4/3/2015 10:51 AM
82
20
4/3/2015 10:43 AM
83
25%
4/3/2015 10:26 AM
84
10
4/3/2015 9:58 AM
85
20
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
86
40
4/3/2015 9:41 AM
87
50
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
88
25
4/3/2015 9:36 AM
89
10
4/3/2015 9:31 AM
90
30%
4/3/2015 9:29 AM
91
10
4/3/2015 9:27 AM
92
0
4/3/2015 9:15 AM
93
20
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
94
50
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
95
pending cases
4/3/2015 8:55 AM
96
33
4/3/2015 8:48 AM
97
40
4/3/2015 8:46 AM
98
40
4/3/2015 8:40 AM
99
40
4/3/2015 8:36 AM
100
15
4/3/2015 8:23 AM
107 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
101
30
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
102
5
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
103
15
4/3/2015 8:10 AM
104
20
4/3/2015 8:04 AM
105
5
4/3/2015 8:01 AM
106
20
4/3/2015 7:12 AM
107
25%
4/3/2015 6:54 AM
108
15
4/3/2015 6:18 AM
109
20
4/3/2015 5:32 AM
110
25
3/31/2015 5:48 PM
111
0
3/31/2015 2:54 PM
112
8
3/30/2015 9:20 PM
113
15
3/30/2015 3:53 PM
114
15
3/30/2015 2:10 PM
115
40
3/28/2015 11:57 AM
116
10
3/27/2015 11:14 PM
117
10
3/27/2015 3:05 PM
118
10
3/26/2015 12:27 AM
119
25
3/25/2015 1:43 PM
120
20
3/25/2015 11:24 AM
121
20
3/25/2015 9:43 AM
122
45
3/25/2015 8:26 AM
123
0
3/23/2015 9:51 PM
124
0
3/23/2015 8:38 PM
125
20
3/23/2015 6:04 PM
126
5%
3/23/2015 3:37 PM
127
25
3/23/2015 8:10 AM
128
20
3/22/2015 5:12 PM
129
25
3/21/2015 5:11 PM
130
20
3/21/2015 11:25 AM
131
25
3/21/2015 11:15 AM
132
15
3/20/2015 11:33 PM
133
20
3/20/2015 7:13 PM
134
25
3/20/2015 4:23 PM
135
20
3/20/2015 9:51 AM
136
20
3/20/2015 8:26 AM
137
0
3/20/2015 6:21 AM
138
30
3/20/2015 4:57 AM
108 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
139
40
3/19/2015 6:59 PM
140
25
3/19/2015 5:13 PM
141
10%
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
142
unknown
3/19/2015 4:38 PM
143
24
3/19/2015 3:23 PM
144
20
3/19/2015 2:34 PM
145
5%
3/19/2015 1:55 PM
146
50
3/19/2015 1:39 PM
147
5
3/19/2015 1:16 PM
148
10
3/19/2015 12:23 PM
149
31
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
150
5
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
151
10
3/19/2015 11:40 AM
152
10%
3/19/2015 11:31 AM
153
20
3/19/2015 11:19 AM
154
5
3/19/2015 11:18 AM
155
15
3/19/2015 11:08 AM
156
20
3/19/2015 11:02 AM
157
1
3/19/2015 10:46 AM
158
50
3/19/2015 10:41 AM
159
25
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
160
20
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
161
0
3/19/2015 10:27 AM
162
20
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
163
70
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
164
55
3/19/2015 10:18 AM
165
NA
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
166
8%
3/19/2015 10:15 AM
167
25
3/19/2015 10:01 AM
168
5
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
169
25
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
170
30
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
171
20
3/19/2015 9:54 AM
172
50
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
173
25
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
174
10%
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
175
10
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
176
25
3/19/2015 9:41 AM
109 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
177
30
3/19/2015 9:37 AM
178
30
3/19/2015 9:35 AM
179
5
3/19/2015 9:34 AM
180
25
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
181
dont know
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
182
20%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
183
20
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
184
10
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
185
30
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
186
30%
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
187
20
3/19/2015 9:06 AM
188
10
3/19/2015 9:04 AM
189
50
3/19/2015 9:03 AM
190
25
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
191
0
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
192
15%
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
193
5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
194
40
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
195
20
3/19/2015 8:45 AM
196
2
3/19/2015 8:42 AM
197
30
3/19/2015 8:41 AM
198
70
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
199
10
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
200
15
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
201
48
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
202
20
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
203
20
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
204
25%
3/19/2015 8:24 AM
205
N/A
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
206
No idea
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
207
20
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
208
30
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
209
10%
3/19/2015 8:13 AM
210
25
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
211
5
3/19/2015 8:10 AM
212
25
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
213
15
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
214
25
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
110 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
215
25
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
216
1
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
217
30
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
218
5
3/19/2015 7:48 AM
219
15
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
220
5%
3/19/2015 7:26 AM
221
10
3/19/2015 5:41 AM
222
10
3/19/2015 3:34 AM
#
61 -90 Days
Date
1
20%
4/28/2015 4:50 PM
2
20%
4/27/2015 7:50 AM
3
5
4/23/2015 8:23 PM
4
10
4/22/2015 10:59 AM
5
40
4/22/2015 10:02 AM
6
50
4/21/2015 7:54 PM
7
10
4/21/2015 7:29 PM
8
10
4/21/2015 4:55 PM
9
5
4/21/2015 4:25 PM
10
35
4/21/2015 3:57 PM
11
0
4/21/2015 3:52 PM
12
10
4/21/2015 3:16 PM
13
50
4/21/2015 2:37 PM
14
20
4/21/2015 11:41 AM
15
15
4/21/2015 11:07 AM
16
5
4/21/2015 10:59 AM
17
15
4/21/2015 10:17 AM
18
10
4/21/2015 10:13 AM
19
0
4/21/2015 9:47 AM
20
20
4/21/2015 9:41 AM
21
20
4/21/2015 9:39 AM
22
10
4/21/2015 9:35 AM
23
10
4/21/2015 9:33 AM
24
30
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
25
20
4/21/2015 9:21 AM
26
5
4/21/2015 9:09 AM
27
0
4/21/2015 9:06 AM
28
20
4/21/2015 9:04 AM
29
8
4/21/2015 9:00 AM
111 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
30
5
4/21/2015 8:59 AM
31
12
4/21/2015 8:49 AM
32
10
4/21/2015 8:46 AM
33
15
4/21/2015 8:30 AM
34
5
4/21/2015 8:17 AM
35
20
4/21/2015 5:42 AM
36
5
4/15/2015 11:01 AM
37
15
4/13/2015 9:28 PM
38
25
4/10/2015 12:53 PM
39
30
4/10/2015 8:23 AM
40
5
4/9/2015 12:36 PM
41
3
4/7/2015 11:04 AM
42
13
4/7/2015 10:39 AM
43
5
4/7/2015 10:07 AM
44
10
4/7/2015 8:46 AM
45
0
4/6/2015 4:04 PM
46
75%
4/6/2015 3:08 PM
47
?
4/6/2015 2:54 PM
48
20
4/6/2015 12:53 PM
49
5
4/6/2015 9:55 AM
50
10
4/6/2015 8:24 AM
51
30
4/4/2015 5:25 PM
52
10
4/4/2015 3:44 PM
53
0
4/4/2015 8:14 AM
54
50%
4/3/2015 4:03 PM
55
10
4/3/2015 3:08 PM
56
30
4/3/2015 3:00 PM
57
10%
4/3/2015 2:16 PM
58
15%
4/3/2015 1:44 PM
59
5
4/3/2015 12:51 PM
60
4
4/3/2015 12:19 PM
61
40
4/3/2015 11:55 AM
62
5
4/3/2015 11:46 AM
63
25
4/3/2015 11:33 AM
64
10
4/3/2015 11:10 AM
65
7
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
66
5
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
67
20
4/3/2015 10:43 AM
112 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
68
20%
4/3/2015 10:26 AM
69
10
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
70
0
4/3/2015 9:41 AM
71
25
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
72
25
4/3/2015 9:36 AM
73
5
4/3/2015 9:31 AM
74
15%
4/3/2015 9:29 AM
75
10
4/3/2015 9:27 AM
76
2
4/3/2015 9:15 AM
77
10
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
78
25
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
79
33
4/3/2015 8:48 AM
80
9
4/3/2015 8:46 AM
81
20
4/3/2015 8:36 AM
82
15
4/3/2015 8:23 AM
83
30
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
84
4
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
85
15
4/3/2015 8:10 AM
86
20
4/3/2015 8:04 AM
87
5
4/3/2015 8:01 AM
88
20
4/3/2015 7:12 AM
89
10%
4/3/2015 6:54 AM
90
10
4/3/2015 6:18 AM
91
20
4/3/2015 5:32 AM
92
35
3/31/2015 5:48 PM
93
0
3/31/2015 2:54 PM
94
1
3/30/2015 9:20 PM
95
35
3/30/2015 5:16 PM
96
65
3/30/2015 3:53 PM
97
20
3/30/2015 2:10 PM
98
10
3/28/2015 11:57 AM
99
10
3/27/2015 11:14 PM
100
0
3/26/2015 12:27 AM
101
7
3/25/2015 1:43 PM
102
20
3/25/2015 11:24 AM
103
30
3/25/2015 9:43 AM
104
25
3/25/2015 8:26 AM
105
0
3/23/2015 9:51 PM
113 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
106
0
3/23/2015 8:38 PM
107
10
3/23/2015 6:04 PM
108
1%
3/23/2015 3:37 PM
109
15
3/23/2015 8:10 AM
110
20
3/22/2015 5:12 PM
111
25
3/21/2015 5:11 PM
112
20
3/21/2015 11:25 AM
113
20
3/21/2015 11:15 AM
114
5
3/20/2015 11:33 PM
115
20
3/20/2015 7:13 PM
116
25
3/20/2015 4:23 PM
117
80
3/20/2015 4:10 PM
118
10
3/20/2015 9:51 AM
119
10
3/20/2015 8:26 AM
120
0
3/20/2015 6:21 AM
121
40
3/20/2015 4:57 AM
122
10
3/19/2015 6:59 PM
123
30%
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
124
unknown
3/19/2015 4:38 PM
125
24
3/19/2015 3:23 PM
126
15
3/19/2015 2:34 PM
127
5%
3/19/2015 1:55 PM
128
10
3/19/2015 1:39 PM
129
15
3/19/2015 1:16 PM
130
10
3/19/2015 12:23 PM
131
24
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
132
5
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
133
10
3/19/2015 11:40 AM
134
5%
3/19/2015 11:31 AM
135
7
3/19/2015 11:19 AM
136
10
3/19/2015 11:08 AM
137
10
3/19/2015 11:02 AM
138
0
3/19/2015 10:46 AM
139
15
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
140
10
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
141
0
3/19/2015 10:27 AM
142
20
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
143
20
3/19/2015 10:18 AM
114 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
144
NA
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
145
10%
3/19/2015 10:15 AM
146
5
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
147
25
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
148
10
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
149
20
3/19/2015 9:54 AM
150
0
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
151
25
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
152
10%
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
153
0
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
154
20
3/19/2015 9:37 AM
155
30
3/19/2015 9:35 AM
156
5
3/19/2015 9:34 AM
157
20
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
158
dont know
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
159
10%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
160
20
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
161
10
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
162
15
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
163
30%
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
164
10
3/19/2015 9:06 AM
165
10
3/19/2015 9:04 AM
166
25
3/19/2015 9:03 AM
167
15
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
168
0
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
169
10%
3/19/2015 8:55 AM
170
10
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
171
20
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
172
10
3/19/2015 8:45 AM
173
1
3/19/2015 8:42 AM
174
20
3/19/2015 8:41 AM
175
25
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
176
10
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
177
5
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
178
27
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
179
20
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
180
20
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
181
15%
3/19/2015 8:24 AM
115 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
182
N/A
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
183
No idea
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
184
15
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
185
30
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
186
4%
3/19/2015 8:13 AM
187
15
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
188
5
3/19/2015 8:10 AM
189
25
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
190
5
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
191
10
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
192
10
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
193
0
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
194
20
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
195
15
3/19/2015 7:48 AM
196
15
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
197
20
3/19/2015 5:56 AM
198
15
3/19/2015 5:41 AM
199
10
3/19/2015 3:34 AM
#
Over 90 Days
Date
1
40%
4/28/2015 4:50 PM
2
50
4/27/2015 11:12 AM
3
80%
4/27/2015 7:50 AM
4
20
4/23/2015 8:23 PM
5
5
4/23/2015 4:31 PM
6
50
4/22/2015 1:08 PM
7
5
4/22/2015 10:59 AM
8
10
4/22/2015 10:02 AM
9
10
4/21/2015 7:54 PM
10
40
4/21/2015 7:29 PM
11
100
4/21/2015 6:36 PM
12
10
4/21/2015 4:55 PM
13
5
4/21/2015 4:25 PM
14
15
4/21/2015 3:57 PM
15
75
4/21/2015 3:52 PM
16
10
4/21/2015 3:16 PM
17
100
4/21/2015 12:55 PM
18
100
4/21/2015 12:42 PM
19
10
4/21/2015 11:47 AM
116 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
20
5
4/21/2015 11:41 AM
21
10
4/21/2015 11:07 AM
22
10
4/21/2015 10:17 AM
23
70
4/21/2015 10:13 AM
24
10
4/21/2015 9:55 AM
25
100
4/21/2015 9:47 AM
26
30
4/21/2015 9:41 AM
27
0
4/21/2015 9:39 AM
28
30
4/21/2015 9:35 AM
29
30
4/21/2015 9:28 AM
30
10
4/21/2015 9:21 AM
31
5
4/21/2015 9:09 AM
32
0
4/21/2015 9:06 AM
33
20
4/21/2015 9:04 AM
34
2
4/21/2015 9:00 AM
35
5
4/21/2015 8:59 AM
36
14
4/21/2015 8:49 AM
37
0
4/21/2015 8:46 AM
38
5
4/21/2015 8:30 AM
39
90
4/21/2015 8:21 AM
40
10
4/21/2015 5:42 AM
41
1
4/17/2015 1:42 PM
42
10
4/15/2015 11:01 AM
43
15
4/13/2015 9:28 PM
44
20
4/10/2015 8:23 AM
45
10
4/9/2015 4:02 PM
46
20
4/9/2015 12:36 PM
47
10%
4/9/2015 11:19 AM
48
0
4/7/2015 11:04 AM
49
10
4/7/2015 10:41 AM
50
12
4/7/2015 10:39 AM
51
5
4/7/2015 10:07 AM
52
75
4/7/2015 8:46 AM
53
100%
4/6/2015 8:42 PM
54
0
4/6/2015 4:04 PM
55
?
4/6/2015 2:54 PM
56
10
4/6/2015 12:53 PM
57
55
4/6/2015 8:24 AM
117 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
58
10
4/4/2015 3:44 PM
59
40
4/4/2015 9:12 AM
60
0
4/4/2015 8:14 AM
61
10
4/3/2015 4:29 PM
62
5
4/3/2015 3:08 PM
63
10
4/3/2015 3:00 PM
64
70%
4/3/2015 2:16 PM
65
5%
4/3/2015 1:44 PM
66
1
4/3/2015 12:19 PM
67
10
4/3/2015 11:55 AM
68
5
4/3/2015 11:46 AM
69
70
4/3/2015 11:10 AM
70
85
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
71
16
4/3/2015 11:06 AM
72
40
4/3/2015 10:43 AM
73
35%
4/3/2015 10:26 AM
74
60
4/3/2015 9:58 AM
75
10
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
76
90
4/3/2015 9:47 AM
77
0
4/3/2015 9:41 AM
78
25
4/3/2015 9:36 AM
79
5
4/3/2015 9:31 AM
80
5%
4/3/2015 9:29 AM
81
15
4/3/2015 9:27 AM
82
8
4/3/2015 9:15 AM
83
10
4/3/2015 9:01 AM
84
indigent representation
4/3/2015 8:55 AM
85
1
4/3/2015 8:46 AM
86
10
4/3/2015 8:40 AM
87
20
4/3/2015 8:36 AM
88
15
4/3/2015 8:23 AM
89
10
4/3/2015 8:20 AM
90
1
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
91
20
4/3/2015 8:10 AM
92
10
4/3/2015 8:04 AM
93
85
4/3/2015 8:01 AM
94
35
4/3/2015 7:12 AM
95
15%
4/3/2015 6:54 AM
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96
5
4/3/2015 6:18 AM
97
100
4/3/2015 5:55 AM
98
10
4/3/2015 5:32 AM
99
30
3/31/2015 5:48 PM
100
0
3/31/2015 2:54 PM
101
1
3/30/2015 9:20 PM
102
55
3/30/2015 5:16 PM
103
75
3/30/2015 4:27 PM
104
15
3/30/2015 3:53 PM
105
50
3/30/2015 3:02 PM
106
15
3/30/2015 2:10 PM
107
10
3/28/2015 11:57 AM
108
30
3/27/2015 11:14 PM
109
50
3/27/2015 3:05 PM
110
15
3/26/2015 12:27 AM
111
3
3/25/2015 1:43 PM
112
10
3/25/2015 11:24 AM
113
30
3/25/2015 9:43 AM
114
15
3/25/2015 8:26 AM
115
5
3/24/2015 5:02 PM
116
50%
3/24/2015 3:47 PM
117
0
3/23/2015 9:51 PM
118
0
3/23/2015 8:38 PM
119
10
3/23/2015 6:04 PM
120
4%
3/23/2015 3:37 PM
121
10
3/23/2015 8:10 AM
122
20
3/22/2015 5:12 PM
123
25
3/21/2015 5:11 PM
124
10
3/21/2015 11:25 AM
125
35
3/21/2015 11:15 AM
126
5
3/20/2015 11:33 PM
127
0
3/20/2015 7:13 PM
128
25
3/20/2015 4:23 PM
129
20
3/20/2015 4:10 PM
130
100
3/20/2015 11:41 AM
131
10
3/20/2015 9:51 AM
132
10
3/20/2015 8:26 AM
133
0
3/20/2015 6:21 AM
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134
10
3/20/2015 4:57 AM
135
0
3/19/2015 6:59 PM
136
10%
3/19/2015 4:46 PM
137
unknown
3/19/2015 4:38 PM
138
1
3/19/2015 3:49 PM
139
2
3/19/2015 3:23 PM
140
5
3/19/2015 2:34 PM
141
10%
3/19/2015 1:55 PM
142
5
3/19/2015 1:39 PM
143
80
3/19/2015 1:16 PM
144
100
3/19/2015 12:25 PM
145
19
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
146
0
3/19/2015 12:02 PM
147
10
3/19/2015 11:40 AM
148
5%
3/19/2015 11:31 AM
149
3
3/19/2015 11:19 AM
150
90
3/19/2015 11:18 AM
151
20
3/19/2015 11:11 AM
152
60
3/19/2015 11:02 AM
153
0
3/19/2015 10:46 AM
154
50
3/19/2015 10:41 AM
155
10
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
156
10
3/19/2015 10:33 AM
157
0
3/19/2015 10:27 AM
158
75
3/19/2015 10:23 AM
159
10
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
160
20
3/19/2015 10:18 AM
161
NA
3/19/2015 10:17 AM
162
12%
3/19/2015 10:15 AM
163
100
3/19/2015 10:14 AM
164
85%
3/19/2015 10:00 AM
165
0
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
166
25
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
167
10
3/19/2015 9:55 AM
168
10
3/19/2015 9:54 AM
169
25
3/19/2015 9:49 AM
170
25
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
171
0
3/19/2015 9:43 AM
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172
10
3/19/2015 9:35 AM
173
35
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
174
dont know
3/19/2015 9:24 AM
175
50
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
176
5
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
177
5
3/19/2015 9:11 AM
178
30%
3/19/2015 9:09 AM
179
10
3/19/2015 9:06 AM
180
10
3/19/2015 9:04 AM
181
10
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
182
0
3/19/2015 8:57 AM
183
5%
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
184
80
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
185
20
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
186
10
3/19/2015 8:45 AM
187
1
3/19/2015 8:42 AM
188
40
3/19/2015 8:41 AM
189
5
3/19/2015 8:37 AM
190
10
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
191
5
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
192
21
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
193
10
3/19/2015 8:27 AM
194
30
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
195
`0%
3/19/2015 8:24 AM
196
N/A
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
197
No idea
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
198
05
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
199
35
3/19/2015 8:17 AM
200
less than 1%
3/19/2015 8:13 AM
201
10
3/19/2015 8:11 AM
202
20
3/19/2015 8:10 AM
203
5
3/19/2015 8:08 AM
204
5
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
205
5
3/19/2015 8:00 AM
206
0
3/19/2015 7:56 AM
207
10
3/19/2015 7:54 AM
208
75
3/19/2015 7:48 AM
209
20
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
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210
5%
3/19/2015 7:26 AM
211
1
3/19/2015 7:21 AM
212
20
3/19/2015 5:56 AM
213
5
3/19/2015 5:41 AM
214
70
3/19/2015 3:34 AM
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q47 Approximately what percentage of fees
billed in 2014 did you or your firm fail to
collect?
Answered: 335
Skipped: 614
None
Less than 5%
5 to 9%
10 to 20%
21 to 30%
More than 30%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
None
14.63%
49
Less than 5%
32.24%
108
5 to 9%
22.09%
74
10 to 20%
16.72%
56
21 to 30%
7.16%
24
More than 30%
7.16%
24
Total
335
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Q48 Which of the following best describes
your position within your firm during the
majority of 2014:
Answered: 402
Skipped: 547
Sole
practitioner
Firm owner
with 1 or mo...
Partner/Shareho
lder/Owner i...
Non-equity
partner or f...
Associate
Of Counsel
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Sole practitioner
37.81%
152
Firm owner with 1 or more non-owner lawyer employees
7.96%
32
Partner/Shareholder/Owner in multi-owner firm
30.10%
121
Non-equity partner or firm member
5.72%
23
Associate
14.93%
60
Of Counsel
3.48%
14
Total
402
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Q49 Did your firm hire any employee (nonequity) lawyers in 2014?
Answered: 155
Skipped: 794
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
41.29%
64
No
58.71%
91
Total
155
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Q50 Did you hire...
Answered: 62
Skipped: 887
Only attorneys
with 3 years...
Only attorneys
with more th...
Both?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Only attorneys with 3 years experience or less?
25.81%
16
Only attorneys with more than 3 years experience?
14.52%
9
Both?
59.68%
37
Total
62
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Q51 What is the starting compensation at
your firm for non-equity lawyers with 3
years experience or less?
Answered: 139
Skipped: 810
Less than
$25,000
$25,000 $50,000
$50,000 $75,000
$75,000 $100,000
$100,000 $125,000
More than
$125,000
N/A - My
office hired...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than $25,000
2.88%
4
$25,000 - $50,000
16.55%
23
$50,000 - $75,000
21.58%
30
$75,000 - $100,000
12.23%
17
$100,000 - $125,000
10.07%
14
More than $125,000
1.44%
2
N/A - My office hired no lawyers with 3 years experience or less during 2014
35.25%
49
Total
139
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Q52 How is that compensation determined?
Answered: 134
Skipped: 815
Fixed salary
only
Fixed salary
plus year-en...
Fixed salary
plus percent...
Fixed salary
plus percent...
Percentage of
the firm's...
Hourly rate
multiplied b...
N/A - My
office had n...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Answer Choices
90% 100%
Responses
Fixed salary only
15.67%
21
Fixed salary plus year-end bonus
39.55%
53
Fixed salary plus percentage of fees that lawyer personally generated
8.21%
11
Fixed salary plus percentage of firm's net income
0.00%
0
Percentage of the firm's gross income
0.75%
1
Hourly rate multiplied by hours worked
1.49%
2
N/A - My office had no non-owner lawyers in 2014.
34.33%
46
Total
134
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
Fixed salary with opportunity for year end bonuses
4/21/2015 9:00 AM
2
What is available after all bills are paid. Our goal is to form a strong foundation without going into debt. Money is
disbursed to myself and any support staff when a profit is made.
4/4/2015 12:50 PM
3
Generally speaking, salaries are determined by graduation year, previous experience and hiring office location.
3/30/2015 5:17 PM
4
unknown
3/19/2015 8:53 AM
5
several of the above options - varies by lawyer and need
3/19/2015 8:09 AM
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Q53 Which of the following does your firm
have for employee attorneys?
Answered: 135
Skipped: 814
Only an
associate to...
Only a
non-partners...
Both
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Only an associate to partnership track
36.30%
49
Only a non-partnership track
15.56%
21
Both
48.15%
65
Total
135
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q54 When your firm hires a new lawyer with
3 years experience or less which of the
following do you use? (Check all that
apply.)
Answered: 120
Skipped: 829
Law school
career servi...
Job postings
Summer law
clerk program
Seek lawyers
with judicia...
Seek lawyers
with specifi...
Seek
candidates w...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Answer Choices
Responses
Law school career services offices
42.50%
51
Job postings
25.00%
30
Summer law clerk program
40.83%
49
Seek lawyers with judicial clerkships
24.17%
29
Seek lawyers with specific pre-law education or employment experience
15.00%
18
Seek candidates we already know
75.83%
91
Total Respondents: 120
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
NA
4/21/2015 11:38 AM
2
Word of mouth; resumes sent to us.
4/21/2015 11:10 AM
3
Not applicable
4/21/2015 9:37 AM
4
Referrals
4/10/2015 11:48 AM
5
N/A - has never happened
4/7/2015 10:41 AM
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6
Only have one associate, son of a partner; however, he was qualified
4/3/2015 12:54 PM
7
outside referral
4/1/2015 3:29 PM
8
word of mouth referral
3/23/2015 8:16 AM
9
unsolicited resumes; recommendations from other lawyers or law professors
3/22/2015 5:18 PM
10
Although we have had as many as 3 associates at a time, we have not had an associate attorney for 8 years. We
have 2 partners. We were very disappointed with the work ethic of the last few associates. We have no plans to
hire an associate any time in the near future.
3/21/2015 5:14 PM
11
No. 48 does not work. We hire based on grades, law school, law review, clerkship, diversity, ability to integrate,
and legal experience
3/19/2015 8:45 PM
12
Will not hire an attorney with 3 years experience, must have at least 5 years prefer 10 years experience
3/19/2015 1:18 PM
13
Do not hire.
3/19/2015 9:14 AM
14
I cannot afford to hire anyone.
3/19/2015 8:19 AM
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q55 Please rank the following in order of
importance when considering the hiring of
a new attorney:
Answered: 117
Skipped: 832
Law school
attended
Law school
grades
Law school
activities (...
Judicial
clerkship
Specific
pre-law...
Ability to
integrate wi...
Ability to
bring in new...
Expanding the
gender and...
0
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2
3
4
5
6
2.56%
3
14.53%
17
11.11%
13
15.38%
18
22.22%
26
15.38%
18
9.40%
11
25.64%
30
5.98%
7
11.97%
14
17.95%
21
12.82%
15
10.26%
12
Law school activities (law review, moot
court, etc.)
2.56%
3
11.97%
14
15.38%
18
17.95%
21
13.68%
16
Judicial clerkship
2.56%
3
3.42%
4
9.40%
11
11.97%
14
Specific pre-law education or work
experience
11.97%
14
12.82%
15
18.80%
22
Ability to integrate with firm culture
32.48%
38
23.93%
28
17.09%
20
5.13%
6
Law school attended
Law school grades
Ability to bring in new business
Expanding the gender and ethnic diversity
of the firm
Total
Score
9.40%
11
117
4.29
12.82%
15
2.56%
3
117
5.19
12.82%
15
12.82%
15
12.82%
15
117
4.18
6.84%
8
18.80%
22
30.77%
36
16.24%
19
117
3.22
5.98%
7
13.68%
16
11.11%
13
8.55%
10
17.09%
20
117
4.50
10.26%
12
8.55%
10
9.40%
11
4.27%
5
6.84%
8
4.27%
5
117
6.00
20.51%
24
18.80%
22
5.98%
7
8.55%
10
10.26%
12
5.13%
6
13.68%
16
117
5.12
6.84%
8
4.27%
5
16.24%
19
12.82%
15
17.09%
20
13.68%
16
23.93%
28
117
3.50
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7
10
8
Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q56 Has your firm hired or does it plan to
hire one or more non-equity attorneys with
3 years practice experience or less in 2015?
Answered: 149
Skipped: 800
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
30.20%
45
No
69.80%
104
Total
149
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q57 Will your firm hire summer law clerks
in 2015?
Answered: 150
Skipped: 799
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
33.33%
50
No
66.67%
100
Total
150
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q58 Did your firm hire summer law clerks in
any of the years from 2009 through 2014?
Answered: 149
Skipped: 800
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
55.70%
83
No
44.30%
66
Total
149
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q59 Based on you firm's 2014 gross
receipts, what percentage did you spend on
each of the following (total should equal
100%):
Answered: 86
Skipped: 863
Answer Choices
Responses
Occupancy (Rent or Office Payment)
96.51%
83
Support Staff Salaries
97.67%
84
Equipment
95.35%
82
Client Development Activities
88.37%
76
Legal Research Costs
86.05%
74
Miscellaneous/Other
91.86%
79
Lawyer Income
96.51%
83
#
Occupancy (Rent or Office Payment)
Date
1
6
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
10%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
20
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
15
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
5
20
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
15
4/21/2015 11:39 AM
7
10
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
8
20
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
9
5%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
10
10
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
11
5
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
12
25
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
13
15
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
14
12
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
15
10
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
16
5
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
17
5
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
18
15
4/7/2015 10:10 AM
19
15
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
20
10
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
21
5
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
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22
20
4/4/2015 5:28 PM
23
60%
4/4/2015 12:52 PM
24
20
4/4/2015 9:17 AM
25
10
4/3/2015 12:55 PM
26
10
4/3/2015 11:59 AM
27
10
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
28
10
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
29
5
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
30
3
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
31
20%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
32
40
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
33
7.5
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
34
5
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
35
5
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
36
10
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
37
10
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
38
2
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
39
10
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
40
5
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
41
15
3/28/2015 12:03 PM
42
20
3/27/2015 11:18 PM
43
35
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
44
5
3/23/2015 3:42 PM
45
about 10% revenue estimated
3/23/2015 8:18 AM
46
10
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
47
15
3/21/2015 5:15 PM
48
5
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
49
5
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
50
5
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
51
10
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
52
15%
3/19/2015 4:49 PM
53
20
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
54
4%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
55
5
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
56
0
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
57
2
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
58
5
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
59
3
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
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60
10
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
61
40%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
62
0
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
63
.2
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
64
13
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
65
15
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
66
dont kow
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
67
50%
3/19/2015 9:19 AM
68
41%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
69
o
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
70
10
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
71
6
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
72
5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
73
10
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
74
60
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
75
4
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
76
6
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
77
5
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
78
35
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
79
10%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
80
10
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
81
0
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
82
10
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
83
10
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
#
Support Staff Salaries
Date
1
12
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
15%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
40
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
25
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
5
20
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
25
4/21/2015 11:39 AM
7
35
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
8
25
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
9
30%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
10
30
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
11
10
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
12
40
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
13
20
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
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14
8
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
15
20
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
16
20
4/13/2015 9:32 PM
17
25
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
18
25
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
19
10
4/7/2015 10:10 AM
20
25
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
21
10
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
22
15
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
23
18
4/4/2015 9:17 AM
24
35
4/3/2015 12:55 PM
25
10
4/3/2015 11:59 AM
26
20
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
27
15
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
28
40
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
29
7
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
30
50%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
31
45
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
32
29
4/3/2015 9:00 AM
33
12.5
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
34
10
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
35
65
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
36
25
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
37
20
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
38
10
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
39
40
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
40
3
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
41
35
3/28/2015 12:03 PM
42
25
3/27/2015 11:18 PM
43
0
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
44
15%
3/23/2015 3:42 PM
45
a lot.
3/23/2015 8:18 AM
46
30
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
47
50
3/21/2015 5:15 PM
48
30
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
49
25
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
50
30
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
51
45
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
139 / 186
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52
60%
3/19/2015 4:49 PM
53
25
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
54
9%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
55
32
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
56
0
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
57
25
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
58
20
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
59
38
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
60
20
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
61
25%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
62
20
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
63
.3
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
64
15
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
65
0
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
66
dont know
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
67
30%
3/19/2015 9:19 AM
68
0%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
69
30
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
70
20
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
71
20
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
72
5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
73
15
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
74
0
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
75
30
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
76
0
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
77
25
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
78
15
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
79
50%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
80
25
3/19/2015 8:14 AM
81
10
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
82
25
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
83
15
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
84
60
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
#
Equipment
Date
1
2
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
5%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
10
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
5
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
140 / 186
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5
5
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
10
4/21/2015 11:39 AM
7
5
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
8
5
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
9
8%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
10
10
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
11
5
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
12
5
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
13
5
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
14
5
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
15
5
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
16
5
4/13/2015 9:32 PM
17
8
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
18
5
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
19
3
4/7/2015 10:10 AM
20
5
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
21
10
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
22
5
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
23
25
4/4/2015 5:28 PM
24
20%
4/4/2015 12:52 PM
25
5
4/3/2015 12:55 PM
26
3
4/3/2015 11:59 AM
27
5
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
28
3
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
29
2
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
30
3
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
31
5%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
32
5
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
33
1
4/3/2015 9:00 AM
34
2
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
35
5
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
36
10
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
37
5
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
38
5
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
39
2
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
40
10
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
41
2
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
42
10
3/28/2015 12:03 PM
141 / 186
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43
5
3/27/2015 11:18 PM
44
25
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
45
1%
3/23/2015 3:42 PM
46
5
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
47
5
3/21/2015 5:15 PM
48
5
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
49
5
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
50
5
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
51
5
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
52
20%
3/19/2015 4:49 PM
53
5
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
54
5%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
55
4
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
56
20
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
57
5
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
58
5
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
59
1
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
60
5
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
61
5%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
62
15
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
63
.05
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
64
0
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
65
5
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
66
dont know
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
67
10%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
68
10
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
69
2
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
70
5
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
71
5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
72
8
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
73
30
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
74
2
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
75
5
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
76
15
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
77
5%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
78
5
3/19/2015 8:14 AM
79
10
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
80
0
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
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5
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
82
5
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
#
Client Development Activities
Date
1
12
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
5%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
10
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
5
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
5
5
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
10
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
7
5
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
8
10%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
9
0
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
10
5
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
11
2
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
12
5
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
13
5
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
14
10
4/13/2015 9:32 PM
15
1
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
16
3
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
17
3
4/7/2015 10:10 AM
18
5
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
19
20
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
20
5
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
21
0
4/4/2015 9:17 AM
22
5
4/3/2015 12:55 PM
23
5
4/3/2015 11:59 AM
24
5
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
25
7
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
26
2
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
27
1
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
28
5%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
29
5
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
30
0
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
31
5
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
32
5
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
33
10
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
34
5
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
35
15
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
143 / 186
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36
10
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
37
18
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
38
1
3/28/2015 12:03 PM
39
0
3/27/2015 11:18 PM
40
25
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
41
0
3/23/2015 3:42 PM
42
25
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
43
5
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
44
0
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
45
0
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
46
10
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
47
15
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
48
10%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
49
2
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
50
10
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
51
15
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
52
20
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
53
5
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
54
5
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
55
5%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
56
5
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
57
.05
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
58
0
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
59
10
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
60
dont know
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
61
15%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
62
1
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
63
0
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
64
19
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
65
5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
66
5
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
67
0
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
68
3
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
69
15
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
70
5
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
71
5%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
72
5
3/19/2015 8:14 AM
73
5
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
144 / 186
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74
0
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
75
2
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
76
5
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
#
Legal Research Costs
Date
1
1
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
5%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
10
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
5
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
5
5
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
5
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
7
10
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
8
4%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
9
0
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
10
2
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
11
10
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
12
3
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
13
5
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
14
1
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
15
10
4/13/2015 9:32 PM
16
1
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
17
2
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
18
N/a
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
19
5
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
20
2
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
21
5
4/3/2015 12:55 PM
22
5
4/3/2015 11:59 AM
23
5
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
24
2
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
25
1
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
26
1
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
27
1%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
28
2
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
29
0
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
30
5
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
31
0
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
32
10
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
33
5
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
34
1
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
145 / 186
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35
5
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
36
0
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
37
5
3/28/2015 12:03 PM
38
15
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
39
1
3/23/2015 3:42 PM
40
1
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
41
5
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
42
2
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
43
5
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
44
3
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
45
3
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
46
.5%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
47
1
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
48
20
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
49
3
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
50
2
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
51
1
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
52
5
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
53
1%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
54
5
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
55
.05
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
56
1
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
57
0
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
58
dont know
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
59
5%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
60
5
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
61
2
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
62
6
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
63
2.5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
64
5
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
65
0
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
66
1
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
67
4
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
68
0
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
69
5%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
70
5
3/19/2015 8:14 AM
71
2
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
72
10
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
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73
3
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
74
5
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
#
Miscellaneous/Other
Date
1
11
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
10%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
10
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
40
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
5
5
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
10
4/21/2015 11:39 AM
7
5
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
8
5
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
9
3%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
10
0
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
11
3
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
12
10
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
13
5
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
14
14
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
15
5
4/13/2015 9:32 PM
16
10
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
17
5
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
18
4
4/7/2015 10:10 AM
19
10
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
20
5
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
21
8
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
22
55
4/4/2015 5:28 PM
23
10%
4/4/2015 12:52 PM
24
4
4/4/2015 9:17 AM
25
5
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
26
3
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
27
30
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
28
12
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
29
4%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
30
2
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
31
10
4/3/2015 9:00 AM
32
38
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
33
10
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
34
0
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
35
5
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
147 / 186
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36
15
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
37
10
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
38
5
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
39
2
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
40
0
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
41
4
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
42
5
3/21/2015 5:15 PM
43
0
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
44
3
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
45
5
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
46
2
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
47
5%
3/19/2015 4:49 PM
48
10
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
49
26.5%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
50
30
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
51
30
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
52
3
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
53
3
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
54
28
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
55
5
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
56
5%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
57
10
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
58
.05
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
59
20
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
60
0
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
61
dont know
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
62
20%
3/19/2015 9:19 AM
63
0%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
64
4
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
65
16
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
66
19
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
67
15
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
68
7
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
69
10
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
70
20
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
71
10
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
72
15
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
73
25
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
148 / 186
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74
5%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
75
10
3/19/2015 8:14 AM
76
8
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
77
15
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
78
20
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
79
5
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
#
Lawyer Income
Date
1
56
4/23/2015 8:31 PM
2
50%
4/22/2015 10:24 AM
3
0
4/21/2015 4:58 PM
4
5
4/21/2015 2:41 PM
5
40
4/21/2015 11:44 AM
6
40
4/21/2015 11:39 AM
7
30
4/21/2015 11:03 AM
8
30
4/21/2015 10:20 AM
9
40%
4/21/2015 10:01 AM
10
50
4/21/2015 9:44 AM
11
70
4/21/2015 9:43 AM
12
20
4/21/2015 9:38 AM
13
45
4/21/2015 8:51 AM
14
60
4/21/2015 8:23 AM
15
40
4/21/2015 5:26 AM
16
50
4/13/2015 9:32 PM
17
50
4/8/2015 12:09 PM
18
55
4/7/2015 10:42 AM
19
65
4/7/2015 10:10 AM
20
40
4/6/2015 1:22 PM
21
40
4/6/2015 12:31 PM
22
60
4/6/2015 9:50 AM
23
10%
4/4/2015 12:52 PM
24
58
4/4/2015 9:17 AM
25
40
4/3/2015 12:55 PM
26
57
4/3/2015 11:59 AM
27
50
4/3/2015 11:50 AM
28
60
4/3/2015 11:37 AM
29
20
4/3/2015 11:17 AM
30
73
4/3/2015 11:15 AM
31
15%
4/3/2015 11:09 AM
149 / 186
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32
1
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
33
60
4/3/2015 9:00 AM
34
45
4/3/2015 8:47 AM
35
50
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
36
10
4/3/2015 8:12 AM
37
35
4/3/2015 8:11 AM
38
40
4/3/2015 7:16 AM
39
60
4/3/2015 6:36 AM
40
20
3/31/2015 5:51 PM
41
80
3/30/2015 9:26 PM
42
34
3/28/2015 12:03 PM
43
50
3/27/2015 11:18 PM
44
0
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
45
78&
3/23/2015 3:42 PM
46
60%
3/23/2015 8:18 AM
47
25
3/22/2015 1:10 PM
48
25
3/21/2015 5:15 PM
49
50
3/20/2015 11:40 PM
50
55
3/20/2015 7:21 PM
51
50
3/20/2015 6:25 AM
52
25
3/20/2015 5:03 AM
53
22
3/19/2015 4:14 PM
54
45%
3/19/2015 2:46 PM
55
27
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
56
20
3/19/2015 1:19 PM
57
47
3/19/2015 12:18 PM
58
50
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
59
24
3/19/2015 12:09 PM
60
50
3/19/2015 11:35 AM
61
20%
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
62
40
3/19/2015 10:19 AM
63
.3
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
64
51
3/19/2015 9:47 AM
65
70
3/19/2015 9:44 AM
66
dont know
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
67
29%
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
68
50
3/19/2015 9:16 AM
69
50
3/19/2015 9:10 AM
150 / 186
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70
25
3/19/2015 8:54 AM
71
62.5
3/19/2015 8:52 AM
72
50
3/19/2015 8:47 AM
73
0
3/19/2015 8:43 AM
74
40
3/19/2015 8:33 AM
75
60
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
76
35
3/19/2015 8:23 AM
77
25
3/19/2015 8:21 AM
78
20%
3/19/2015 8:16 AM
79
50
3/19/2015 8:14 AM
80
55
3/19/2015 8:03 AM
81
50
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
82
45
3/19/2015 7:31 AM
83
10
3/19/2015 3:40 AM
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Q60 Does your firm or organization pay for
any of the following benefits for its
lawyers? (Check all that apply.)
Answered: 577
Skipped: 372
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Registration
expenses for...
Travel
expenses for...
Professional
membership d...
Flexible
working...
Work from home
privileges
Paid vacation
days
Sick leave
Medical
insurance fo...
Dental
insurance fo...
Medical
insurance fo...
Dental
insurance fo...
Life Insurance
Disability
insurance
Retirement
fund...
Parking expense
Car or car
allowance
Club/gym
membership
Sabbaticals
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
83.71%
Registration expenses for CLE courses
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Travel expenses for CLE courses
65.68%
379
Professional membership dues (ASB, ABA, local bar, specialty bar dues, etc.)
81.80%
472
Flexible working schedule
43.33%
250
Work from home privileges
35.88%
207
Paid vacation days
67.42%
389
Sick leave
61.87%
357
Medical insurance for the attorney only
23.40%
135
Dental insurance for the attorney only
15.42%
89
Medical insurance for the attorney and family members
54.59%
315
Dental insurance for the attorney and family members
43.33%
250
Life Insurance
42.63%
246
Disability insurance
30.33%
175
Retirement fund contributions
59.79%
345
Parking expense
26.86%
155
Car or car allowance
12.31%
71
Club/gym membership
6.07%
35
Sabbaticals
1.39%
8
Total Respondents: 577
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Q61 Does your firm or organization pay for
any of the following benefits for non-lawyer
employees? (Check all that apply.)
Answered: 465
Skipped: 484
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Registration
expenses for...
Travel
expenses for...
Professional
membership d...
Flexible
working...
Work from home
privileges
Paid vacation
days
Paid sick leave
Medical
insurance fo...
Dental
insurance fo...
Medical
insurance fo...
Dental
insurance fo...
Life Insurance
Disability
insurance
Retirement
fund...
Parking expense
Car or car
allowance
Club/gym
membership
Sabbaticals
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
47.53%
Registration expenses for training or continuing education courses
156 / 186
221
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Travel expenses for training or continuing education courses
40.86%
190
Professional membership dues (paralegal associations, etc.)
29.46%
137
Flexible working schedule
45.16%
210
Work from home privileges
20.86%
97
Paid vacation days
92.26%
429
Paid sick leave
86.88%
404
Medical insurance for the attorney
23.01%
107
Dental insurance for the attorney
14.84%
69
Medical insurance for the attorney and family members
46.88%
218
Dental insurance for the attorney and family members
38.92%
181
Life Insurance
31.18%
145
Disability insurance
21.08%
98
Retirement fund contributions
60.00%
279
Parking expense
19.35%
90
Car or car allowance
2.80%
13
Club/gym membership
2.80%
13
Sabbaticals
0.22%
1
Total Respondents: 465
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Q62 How long have you been unemployed?
Answered: 27
Skipped: 922
Less than 3
months
3 - 6 months
6 months - 1
year
More than 1
year
More than 3
years
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than 3 months
11.11%
3
3 - 6 months
18.52%
5
6 months - 1 year
11.11%
3
More than 1 year
33.33%
9
More than 3 years
25.93%
7
Total
27
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Q63 Which of the following do you believe
caused your unemployment?
Answered: 26
Skipped: 923
Inability to
find a job...
A firm layoff
Inability to
maintain a...
Inability to
maintain a...
Unemployed by
choice
Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Answer Choices
90% 100%
Responses
Inability to find a job after law school
30.77%
8
A firm layoff
11.54%
3
Inability to maintain a practice due to financial issues
7.69%
2
Inability to maintain a practice due to management issues
0.00%
0
Unemployed by choice
26.92%
7
Other
23.08%
6
Total
26
#
Other (please specify)
Date
1
Unable to find legal job after law school. Tried solo practice for a while but lacked finances and practical
knowledge of practicing law to really get off the ground. After a year of struggling to pay my bills I've decided to
seek new opportunities in a non legal career
4/7/2015 9:05 PM
2
Inability to find a job after relocating
4/3/2015 8:00 AM
3
After I had to quit work during pregnancy, I was unable to find another job for about 3 years. So when we moved
out of state, I decided to change careers. But I am still unemployed.
4/3/2015 7:46 AM
4
I had a child
3/26/2015 3:22 PM
5
Changing careers: Leaving law
3/23/2015 7:43 PM
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6
Judicial law clerk-Judge retired and was not replaced.
3/22/2015 3:01 PM
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Q64 At what age did you retire?
Answered: 48
Skipped: 901
#
Responses
Date
1
60
4/22/2015 11:42 AM
2
67
4/22/2015 7:18 AM
3
55
4/21/2015 8:28 PM
4
65
4/21/2015 6:01 PM
5
47
4/21/2015 12:09 PM
6
70
4/21/2015 5:38 AM
7
60
4/10/2015 12:55 PM
8
62
4/6/2015 10:46 AM
9
51
4/6/2015 1:03 AM
10
63
4/4/2015 5:59 PM
11
55
4/4/2015 4:38 PM
12
62
4/4/2015 10:25 AM
13
66
4/3/2015 7:49 PM
14
70
4/3/2015 5:37 PM
15
65
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
16
55
4/3/2015 9:00 AM
17
45
4/3/2015 8:03 AM
18
64
4/3/2015 7:54 AM
19
44 (disabled)
4/3/2015 6:09 AM
20
60
4/3/2015 5:54 AM
21
67
3/30/2015 4:25 PM
22
66
3/29/2015 7:15 AM
23
59
3/27/2015 10:36 AM
24
66
3/27/2015 7:53 AM
25
55
3/21/2015 7:20 PM
26
60
3/20/2015 2:33 PM
27
53
3/20/2015 1:04 PM
28
55
3/20/2015 10:08 AM
29
65
3/19/2015 7:24 PM
30
50
3/19/2015 5:26 PM
31
59
3/19/2015 4:28 PM
32
82
3/19/2015 1:43 PM
33
53
3/19/2015 1:24 PM
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34
64
3/19/2015 1:15 PM
35
55
3/19/2015 12:11 PM
36
72
3/19/2015 9:42 AM
37
57
3/19/2015 9:22 AM
38
72
3/19/2015 9:14 AM
39
72
3/19/2015 9:03 AM
40
68
3/19/2015 8:46 AM
41
42
3/19/2015 8:40 AM
42
56
3/19/2015 8:28 AM
43
75
3/19/2015 8:02 AM
44
50
3/19/2015 7:15 AM
45
66
3/19/2015 6:16 AM
46
57
3/19/2015 6:05 AM
47
70
3/19/2015 5:24 AM
48
55
3/19/2015 4:23 AM
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Q65 Do you have a funded retirement plan
other than Social Security?
Answered: 50
Skipped: 899
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
92.00%
46
No
8.00%
4
Total
50
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Q66 Did you engage in any paid (non-legal)
work in 2014?
Answered: 50
Skipped: 899
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
20.00%
10
No
80.00%
40
Total
50
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Q67 What type of work did you do?
Answered: 11
Skipped: 938
#
Responses
Date
1
Mostly volunteer but a couple of advice matters
4/22/2015 11:42 AM
2
General civil and criminal
4/21/2015 9:03 AM
3
Director of Alabama Child Defend
4/6/2015 10:46 AM
4
Taught a course. just to get out of huse
4/4/2015 6:01 PM
5
teaching
3/27/2015 10:37 AM
6
taught at a college
3/27/2015 7:53 AM
7
Computer consulting
3/20/2015 1:04 PM
8
Consulting
3/19/2015 1:15 PM
9
plaintiff and general practice
3/19/2015 11:09 AM
10
Volunteer for charitable entity with minimal pay
3/19/2015 6:06 AM
11
Photography
3/19/2015 4:23 AM
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Q68 Did you do any volunteer work in 2014?
Answered: 51
Skipped: 898
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
43.14%
22
No
56.86%
29
Total
51
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Q69 What type of volunteer work did you
do?
Answered: 21
Skipped: 928
#
Responses
Date
1
Guardianship, and work for ACLU
4/22/2015 11:43 AM
2
President of the board of the Crisis Center.
4/21/2015 5:40 AM
3
city of Birmingham
4/10/2015 12:55 PM
4
Literacy Council of West Alabama Greensboro Opera House board HERO, Church
4/6/2015 11:40 AM
5
church - sports admistratio, HS Ref
4/4/2015 6:02 PM
6
Coordinate a benevolence fund at my church.
4/4/2015 10:26 AM
7
Meals on Wheels, Food Pantry Manager for the Help Center, legislative advocacy for the poor
4/3/2015 7:50 PM
8
legal
4/3/2015 9:00 AM
9
Preparing tax returns for active duty and retired military.
4/3/2015 8:05 AM
10
Church
4/3/2015 7:54 AM
11
SAVLP, local research assistance, church
3/29/2015 7:16 AM
12
Consider teaching as volunteer work, as paid only a minimal amount
3/27/2015 7:54 AM
13
Nonprofit and Foundation Board Service
3/20/2015 10:09 AM
14
MS, Society and several other charities
3/19/2015 1:25 PM
15
Helping raise funds in capital campaign for art museum, primarily preparing applications for grants from
foundations
3/19/2015 9:45 AM
16
Fundraising for art museum
3/19/2015 9:14 AM
17
Fundraising for art museum
3/19/2015 9:04 AM
18
Mentor and advise student groups at The University of Alabama
3/19/2015 8:48 AM
19
Tax work for a nonprofit
3/19/2015 8:29 AM
20
ADVISOR TO COMMUNITY SERVICES.
3/19/2015 6:17 AM
21
Christian missionary to Asia; used legal expertise to aid charity
3/19/2015 6:06 AM
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Q70 In what non-legal field do you currently
work?
Answered: 92
Skipped: 857
#
Responses
Date
1
Corporate
5/11/2015 12:22 PM
2
Insurance
4/23/2015 1:30 PM
3
Benefits Consulting
4/23/2015 11:07 AM
4
federal government but I do legal work part time
4/23/2015 6:32 AM
5
Nursing Case Management
4/22/2015 12:28 PM
6
Medical
4/21/2015 9:21 PM
7
Labor Relations - Human Resources
4/21/2015 8:41 PM
8
Retired from college teaching, now writing.
4/21/2015 3:36 PM
9
education
4/21/2015 2:50 PM
10
I work as a Charitable Planned Giving Officer for a large non-profit legal organization.
4/21/2015 11:21 AM
11
Legal education
4/21/2015 9:54 AM
12
Non-Profit Organization
4/21/2015 9:53 AM
13
Energy at Southern Company in Supply Chain. I use my legal skills but this is not an attorney position
4/21/2015 8:15 AM
14
Commercial Construction Consulting
4/21/2015 8:06 AM
15
Higher education
4/21/2015 7:18 AM
16
Insurance
4/13/2015 11:13 PM
17
state government
4/6/2015 3:27 PM
18
Securities
4/6/2015 1:11 PM
19
I was the COO of Sterne Agee Group, Inc. (financial services firm) until May 2014 and am now the COO of
Wherible GPS, Inc. (GPS tracking start-up company)
4/6/2015 1:00 PM
20
Insurance-related estate, business and tax planning
4/6/2015 9:41 AM
21
Education
4/6/2015 6:32 AM
22
Airline Pilot
4/4/2015 7:39 PM
23
tax consulting
4/4/2015 2:54 PM
24
Start-up
4/3/2015 4:58 PM
25
Transportation & logistics
4/3/2015 4:57 PM
26
sales
4/3/2015 4:18 PM
27
FBI
4/3/2015 3:08 PM
28
Healthcare Risk Management & Performance Improvement
4/3/2015 2:07 PM
29
University Research Administration
4/3/2015 1:32 PM
30
Utility Company
4/3/2015 10:48 AM
31
Education
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
32
Insurance litigation specialist in 2014; now unemployed. Preparing for FL bar.
4/3/2015 9:38 AM
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Education
4/3/2015 9:29 AM
34
Engineering
4/3/2015 9:19 AM
35
Police Investigator
4/3/2015 9:16 AM
36
Public school teacher counselor
4/3/2015 8:53 AM
37
Trust and Wealth Management
4/3/2015 8:49 AM
38
Consulting
4/3/2015 8:42 AM
39
Accounting
4/3/2015 8:40 AM
40
Education non-profit
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
41
Investments
4/3/2015 8:06 AM
42
Real Estate
4/3/2015 7:54 AM
43
Non-profit
4/3/2015 7:39 AM
44
Teacher/writer
4/3/2015 6:12 AM
45
corporate
4/3/2015 3:57 AM
46
Law librarian in law school setting. Degree and license helpful but not required. Chose to make the step to get
additional education after library work and degree.
4/1/2015 9:22 AM
47
I work in Compliance at Regions Bank. The position began in August 2014. During January-May 2014, I was still
attending The University of Alabama. From May-July, I was unemployed and studying for the bar exam. I was
seeking employment and would have worked during the summer if I would have found an Alabama-based
opportunity.
3/31/2015 10:57 AM
48
Wealth Management
3/28/2015 6:02 PM
49
customer service
3/26/2015 7:53 PM
50
Engineering
3/25/2015 12:39 PM
51
Healthcare Administration
3/23/2015 9:53 PM
52
Banking
3/23/2015 7:43 PM
53
University of Maryland, College Park labor relations
3/23/2015 4:54 PM
54
Federal Government - U.S. Department of State
3/23/2015 6:47 AM
55
entertainment
3/22/2015 2:54 PM
56
Finance
3/22/2015 7:06 AM
57
Undergraduate education
3/20/2015 3:25 PM
58
Education
3/20/2015 12:23 PM
59
Administrative position in a state agency
3/19/2015 5:26 PM
60
Advertising/marketing
3/19/2015 4:29 PM
61
Judiciary
3/19/2015 4:00 PM
62
State Government
3/19/2015 3:23 PM
63
Credit Counseling and mediation
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
64
Oil and gas
3/19/2015 1:29 PM
65
Customer Service
3/19/2015 12:34 PM
66
Education
3/19/2015 11:48 AM
67
Medicine-physician
3/19/2015 11:45 AM
68
Federal Law Enforcement
3/19/2015 11:30 AM
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69
Accounting
3/19/2015 10:54 AM
70
Accounting - Taxation
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
71
corporate
3/19/2015 10:48 AM
72
Compliance, Insurance, Health Care
3/19/2015 10:35 AM
73
corporate executive
3/19/2015 10:26 AM
74
Supply Chain Managment
3/19/2015 10:24 AM
75
Government/Regulatory
3/19/2015 10:12 AM
76
corporate executive
3/19/2015 10:01 AM
77
banking
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
78
Education
3/19/2015 9:48 AM
79
Real Estate Management, Banking and Metal Fabricating
3/19/2015 9:35 AM
80
Digital Communications/IT
3/19/2015 9:34 AM
81
State government
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
82
business
3/19/2015 9:12 AM
83
Trust administration in financial industry
3/19/2015 9:01 AM
84
Political consulting/campaign management
3/19/2015 8:34 AM
85
Government
3/19/2015 7:47 AM
86
Education
3/19/2015 7:44 AM
87
Engineering
3/19/2015 6:59 AM
88
Artist
3/19/2015 6:28 AM
89
restaurant business
3/19/2015 6:17 AM
90
Banking
3/19/2015 5:34 AM
91
Transportation
3/19/2015 5:11 AM
92
International Development
3/19/2015 5:07 AM
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Q71 Did you voluntarily choose to work
outside the legal field?
Answered: 93
Skipped: 856
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Yes
88.17%
82
No
11.83%
11
Total
93
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Q72 Why did you choose to work outside
the legal field?
Answered: 79
Skipped: 870
#
Responses
Date
1
Location
4/23/2015 1:30 PM
2
More interesting
4/23/2015 11:07 AM
3
My practice does not yield enough for me to live comfortably
4/23/2015 6:32 AM
4
Higher salary than for starting attorney positions.
4/22/2015 12:28 PM
5
Job security.
4/21/2015 9:22 PM
6
I was already established in my career prior to going to law school.
4/21/2015 8:42 PM
7
I was not permitted to focus on appellate work when last I was a member of a firm in 1991. Today, the appellate
specialty presence is everywhere.
4/21/2015 3:37 PM
8
disenchanted by legal profession
4/21/2015 2:51 PM
9
I was intrigued by the career field of non-profit fundraising.
4/21/2015 11:22 AM
10
Accepted a position with legal education dept with college which is steady income and rewarding.
4/21/2015 9:57 AM
11
Many years of experience prior to passing the bar
4/21/2015 8:06 AM
12
* The level of incivility and incompetence in the legal environment * Incompetence of elected judges * Not willing
to manage a solo practice * Didn't enjoy legal practice, i.e. quality of life, work satisfaction was very low
4/21/2015 7:21 AM
13
Vitriolic legal culture
4/6/2015 4:03 PM
14
financial reasons
4/6/2015 3:28 PM
15
Opportunity to Obtain Equity Incentives and participate in the growth of a company
4/6/2015 1:01 PM
16
Greater opportunity, more stable employment, still got to work in legally-related fields
4/6/2015 9:42 AM
17
Better working conditions.
4/6/2015 6:33 AM
18
Previous Employment with airline until furloughed; twice.
4/4/2015 7:39 PM
19
can work from home
4/4/2015 2:54 PM
20
Better hours
4/3/2015 4:58 PM
21
Income
4/3/2015 4:18 PM
22
Salary and Retirement Plan
4/3/2015 2:07 PM
23
No jobs in the Legal field.
4/3/2015 1:33 PM
24
It is legal related, but I do not actively practice.
4/3/2015 10:49 AM
25
Hours
4/3/2015 9:50 AM
26
Was employed in the legal field and told I would not advance from current position.
4/3/2015 9:39 AM
27
Career prior to becoming a lawyer
4/3/2015 9:30 AM
28
Family Business
4/3/2015 9:19 AM
29
To better my retirement.
4/3/2015 9:16 AM
30
Decrease hours of working
4/3/2015 8:50 AM
31
It was all that I knew how to do.
4/3/2015 8:43 AM
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The legal system is too hostile, and that includes the judges, and the court clerks. I was appointed
guardian/conservator in a number of cases where the judge gave me the equivalent of $10 an hour for my
services, while at the same time, giving the guardian ad litem $400 for the hour he spent reviewing the case
before the hearing. A federal judge awarded me $2,300 for a disability case, and the social security administration
refused to pay it. Afterward, I could not get the judicial office to return my telephone calls and help me collect my
fee. If I want to work for $10 an hour, I will work for McDonald's.
4/3/2015 8:42 AM
33
More rewarding and less stressfull
4/3/2015 8:21 AM
34
Enjoyment of what I do.
4/3/2015 7:56 AM
35
Care about the issues I am working toward - improves the community
4/3/2015 7:40 AM
36
Retired from private practice to go in house with private company to have better quality of life
4/3/2015 6:42 AM
37
Follow my passion after successful legal career
4/3/2015 6:13 AM
38
opportunity
4/3/2015 3:57 AM
39
This goes to the working definition I think you are using. The degree is a subject specialty for me. It helped me in
my duties as law firm librarian and then academic law librarian. Age and gender would have made practicing law
difficult.
4/1/2015 9:25 AM
40
My legal skills were used in Compliance. Also, the hours gave me a work-life balance, the salary was strong, and
there are better career advancement opportunities than the legal field could offer.
3/31/2015 10:58 AM
41
I very much enjoyed the practice of Law and have the utmost appreciation for the practice of law . My career
early on lead into the direction of being a wealth manager and I have concentrated in this area.
3/28/2015 6:03 PM
42
Maintained existing position when entered the Bar.
3/25/2015 12:40 PM
43
personal/work life balance minimize risk of malpractice, firm debt, etc. better benefits in non-legal job
3/23/2015 9:54 PM
44
I like working in a bank.
3/23/2015 7:44 PM
45
I have one "client" whose focus is on teaching, research, and service. I am contributing to a higher order of goals.
3/23/2015 4:56 PM
46
Mostly the sense of duty and public service; desire to enjoy weekends away from the office (although as a
diplomat I am on-duty 24/7), holidays, and to have a better quality of life. My legal background is extremely
relevant to what I do now, but I never intended to use it to practice law in a courtroom.
3/23/2015 6:50 AM
47
seeking new experiences
3/22/2015 2:56 PM
48
Opportunity to serve others
3/22/2015 7:06 AM
49
Practically speaking, the firm I worked for was acquired by a larger firm that discontinued the work I was doing
(fired my mentor and proceeded to fire everyone I worked with one-by-one). Preferentially, I didn't care for the
new culture or its management. Consequently, I sought out other legal jobs in the region. But, since it was 2009 /
2010 when the aftershocks of the recession were still reverberating, there were virtually no firms hiring. I had a
job offer in education for more than a contract gig at a large Birmingham-based firm was wiling to pay me. And it
came with benefits. Practically and preferentially, it made more sense for me to work in education, a field I had
experience with and enjoyed, than to stay in a lousy job that paid me well or take a different lousy job that would
pay me less than my work was worth.
3/20/2015 3:37 PM
50
I found my practice to be a combination of intense pressure and excruciating boredom.
3/20/2015 12:23 PM
51
1. Looking for a new challenge 2. Promotional opportunity
3/19/2015 5:29 PM
52
I needed a steady paycheck.
3/19/2015 4:30 PM
53
Local judges were retiring, and I was encouraged to run for election as a state court trial judge.
3/19/2015 4:01 PM
54
Retired
3/19/2015 2:37 PM
55
Monetary gain
3/19/2015 1:29 PM
56
I was already in the position when I attended law school, then was too close to retirement to leave.
3/19/2015 11:48 AM
57
I had MD before JD
3/19/2015 11:46 AM
58
Job entered after Bachelors Degree
3/19/2015 11:30 AM
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I am also a CPA and Taxation is my specialty
3/19/2015 10:49 AM
60
opportunity--great possibilities
3/19/2015 10:48 AM
61
I still use my legal education in all of my employment since 1964
3/19/2015 10:35 AM
62
Initially went from outside to in house and then followed opportunities that were for the benefit of the employer
and, ultimately, myself.
3/19/2015 10:27 AM
63
Nature of work, stability in uncertain economy, insurance/retirement benefits
3/19/2015 10:13 AM
64
First move was within the legal field (outside to in house). Subsequent moves were determined by opportunities
and some happenstance.
3/19/2015 10:01 AM
65
preferred nonlegal work
3/19/2015 9:58 AM
66
More money and do the legal work as well. I am in house attorney for the companies that I am majority owner of.
3/19/2015 9:35 AM
67
Better opportunity
3/19/2015 9:34 AM
68
More enjoyable at this time in my life.
3/19/2015 9:27 AM
69
dual degrees in business & law
3/19/2015 9:13 AM
70
More money, more opportunities
3/19/2015 9:01 AM
71
found it not compatible to raising children and did not want to return when children were older
3/19/2015 8:36 AM
72
Work in politics
3/19/2015 7:47 AM
73
Enjoy education.
3/19/2015 7:44 AM
74
I was working outside the legal field prior to obtaining a law license.
3/19/2015 6:59 AM
75
After decades in the legal profession, I realized that I was tired of toting water for other people. There are better
ways to spend what time I have left.
3/19/2015 6:29 AM
76
More lucrative and better lifestyle.
3/19/2015 6:17 AM
77
Position hires attorneys but we are not actively engaged in practice. Related to undergraduate & MBA degrees.
3/19/2015 5:36 AM
78
Necessity
3/19/2015 5:11 AM
79
It is development in the justice sector but not typical legal work. I wanted to work internationally
3/19/2015 5:07 AM
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Q73 How old are you?
Answered: 794
Skipped: 155
Under 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
71 and over
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Under 30
7.18%
57
31 - 40
19.27%
153
41 - 50
22.67%
180
51 - 60
26.32%
209
61 - 70
19.52%
155
71 and over
5.04%
40
Total
794
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Q74 What is your gender?
Answered: 794
Skipped: 155
Male
Female
I do not
classify mys...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Male
65.37%
519
Female
34.51%
274
I do not classify myself by gender.
0.13%
Total
1
794
176 / 186
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Q75 How do you classify yourself
ethnically?
Answered: 794
Skipped: 155
African
American
Asian
Caucasian
Hispanic
Native American
Other
I do not
classify mys...
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
African American
6.80%
54
Asian
0.00%
0
Caucasian
89.42%
Hispanic
0.00%
0
Native American
0.13%
1
Other
0.88%
7
I do not classify myself ethnically.
2.77%
22
Total
710
794
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Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q76 How many years have you been
admitted to the Alabama State Bar?
Answered: 794
Skipped: 155
Less than 4
years
4 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 to 30 years
More than 30
years
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Less than 4 years
9.57%
76
4 to 10 years
14.99%
119
11 to 20 years
26.57%
211
20 to 30 years
24.56%
195
More than 30 years
24.31%
193
Total
794
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Q77 In 2014 were you a...
Answered: 794
Skipped: 155
Regular Member
(licensed to...
Special Member
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Regular Member (licensed to practice law)
70.65%
561
Special Member
29.35%
233
Total
794
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Q78 Where did you go to law school?
Answered: 780
Skipped: 169
Birmingham
School of Law
Cumberland
School of Law
Miles Law
School
Thomas Goode
Jones School...
University of
Alabama Scho...
Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Answer Choices
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Birmingham School of Law
11.79%
92
Cumberland School of Law
23.72%
185
Miles Law School
0.90%
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
12.95%
101
University of Alabama School of Law
37.05%
289
Other
13.59%
106
7
Total
780
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Other (please specify)
Date
1
Georgetown University Law Center
4/23/2015 4:34 PM
2
Howard University
4/23/2015 8:10 AM
3
Emory
4/22/2015 11:45 AM
4
University of Mississippi School of Law
4/21/2015 8:31 PM
5
Th.G. Jones grad who attended UA School of Law and was first in my class in 1969.
4/21/2015 3:39 PM
6
Tulane
4/21/2015 3:19 PM
7
Catholic University of America
4/21/2015 11:46 AM
8
Southern University Law Center
4/21/2015 11:19 AM
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9
University of Miami
4/21/2015 10:38 AM
10
Stanford University Law School
4/21/2015 10:10 AM
11
St. John's U Law School
4/21/2015 10:03 AM
12
Ole Miss Law School
4/21/2015 9:53 AM
13
Tulane
4/21/2015 9:51 AM
14
Mississippi College School of Law
4/21/2015 9:45 AM
15
University of Miami
4/21/2015 9:39 AM
16
George Washington University
4/21/2015 9:07 AM
17
University of Mississippi
4/21/2015 8:25 AM
18
University of Florida College of Law
4/21/2015 7:24 AM
19
Vanderbilt University
4/21/2015 6:50 AM
20
Mississippi College School of Law
4/8/2015 8:27 AM
21
emory
4/7/2015 3:57 PM
22
Vanderbilt
4/6/2015 5:08 PM
23
Ole Miss
4/6/2015 9:57 AM
24
University of Houston Law Center
4/6/2015 8:53 AM
25
Columbia
4/3/2015 6:27 PM
26
University of Richmond
4/3/2015 4:14 PM
27
Wake Forest University
4/3/2015 4:05 PM
28
Charlotte School of Law
4/3/2015 2:59 PM
29
University of Tennessee
4/3/2015 2:14 PM
30
Emory University School of Law
4/3/2015 1:40 PM
31
Out of State
4/3/2015 11:11 AM
32
Baylor University
4/3/2015 10:25 AM
33
Emory for JD and Georgetown LLM
4/3/2015 10:07 AM
34
Stetson
4/3/2015 9:53 AM
35
Mississippi College School of Law
4/3/2015 9:43 AM
36
University of Virginia
4/3/2015 9:28 AM
37
Mississippi college
4/3/2015 9:24 AM
38
Catholic University of America
4/3/2015 9:07 AM
39
Thmoas M. Cooley Law School MI
4/3/2015 9:04 AM
40
Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
4/3/2015 8:57 AM
41
out of state aba accredited university
4/3/2015 8:54 AM
42
University of Tennessee College of Law
4/3/2015 8:48 AM
43
Harvard
4/3/2015 8:41 AM
44
Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary
4/3/2015 8:23 AM
45
UCLA School of Law
4/3/2015 8:07 AM
46
Fordham
4/3/2015 8:03 AM
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Mississippi College School of Law
4/3/2015 8:02 AM
48
University of Baltimore School of Law
4/3/2015 7:56 AM
49
University of South Carolina School of Law
4/3/2015 6:59 AM
50
Cleveland Marshall College of Law
4/3/2015 6:40 AM
51
UCLA School of Law
4/3/2015 6:15 AM
52
University of Texas
4/2/2015 11:08 AM
53
University of Virginia School of Law
4/1/2015 9:33 AM
54
University of Houston
3/31/2015 2:55 PM
55
and I was at the bottom of the class if wondering
3/30/2015 9:28 PM
56
Tulane Law School
3/30/2015 4:36 PM
57
Duke University
3/26/2015 9:08 PM
58
Florida A&M University College of Law
3/26/2015 3:23 PM
59
Tulane University
3/25/2015 8:11 PM
60
Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law
3/24/2015 3:51 PM
61
Univ. of Memphis
3/24/2015 12:14 PM
62
Tulane
3/23/2015 7:44 PM
63
Thomas M. Cooley
3/23/2015 6:46 PM
64
Washington University in St. Louis
3/23/2015 11:51 AM
65
University of Georgia
3/23/2015 8:21 AM
66
University of Texas
3/22/2015 5:21 PM
67
University of Texas School of Law
3/22/2015 7:07 AM
68
Wake Forest University
3/20/2015 4:24 PM
69
Mississippi College School of Law
3/20/2015 3:11 PM
70
Duke
3/20/2015 12:24 PM
71
Vanderbilt
3/20/2015 9:11 AM
72
Loyola University New Orleans
3/19/2015 7:04 PM
73
University of Tennessee
3/19/2015 5:51 PM
74
Howard University School of Law
3/19/2015 5:31 PM
75
Mississippi
3/19/2015 5:14 PM
76
No.
3/19/2015 4:54 PM
77
The College of William and Mary in Virginia
3/19/2015 4:40 PM
78
Mississippi College School of Law
3/19/2015 4:30 PM
79
George Washington Law Schook
3/19/2015 3:52 PM
80
Vanderbilt
3/19/2015 2:47 PM
81
University of Illinois College of Law
3/19/2015 2:25 PM
82
Duke
3/19/2015 1:46 PM
83
Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law
3/19/2015 1:45 PM
84
Jones Law Institute
3/19/2015 1:44 PM
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85
Delaware Law School of Widener University
3/19/2015 1:13 PM
86
Southern Illinois University
3/19/2015 12:10 PM
87
Georgia State College of Law
3/19/2015 11:54 AM
88
Vanderbilt
3/19/2015 11:22 AM
89
Emory
3/19/2015 11:17 AM
90
Tulsa
3/19/2015 11:10 AM
91
Vanderbilt University
3/19/2015 11:09 AM
92
Vanderbilt University Law School
3/19/2015 11:05 AM
93
Vanderbilt
3/19/2015 10:50 AM
94
University of Texas
3/19/2015 10:46 AM
95
Vanderbilt School of Law, Nashville, TN
3/19/2015 10:37 AM
96
Vanderbilt University School of Law
3/19/2015 10:27 AM
97
Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
3/19/2015 10:20 AM
98
Loyola Law School
3/19/2015 10:18 AM
99
University of Mississippi School of Law
3/19/2015 10:16 AM
100
University of Georgia School of Law
3/19/2015 10:09 AM
101
Vanderbilt University School of Law
3/19/2015 10:03 AM
102
Florida
3/19/2015 9:59 AM
103
University of Mississippi
3/19/2015 9:57 AM
104
univ of miami
3/19/2015 9:54 AM
105
Harvard
3/19/2015 9:46 AM
106
University of Virginia
3/19/2015 9:39 AM
107
University of South Carolina School of Law
3/19/2015 9:31 AM
108
Tulane
3/19/2015 9:30 AM
109
Washington and Lee University School of Law
3/19/2015 9:29 AM
110
Harvard Law School
3/19/2015 9:26 AM
111
Mississippi College
3/19/2015 9:17 AM
112
New York University
3/19/2015 9:03 AM
113
Out-of-state Law School
3/19/2015 8:58 AM
114
Vanderbilt Law School
3/19/2015 8:31 AM
115
University of Memphis
3/19/2015 8:26 AM
116
Yale Law
3/19/2015 8:22 AM
117
LLM from NYU
3/19/2015 7:59 AM
118
University of Louisville.
3/19/2015 7:59 AM
119
University of Mississippi School of Law
3/19/2015 7:53 AM
120
St. John' s University
3/19/2015 7:34 AM
121
Univ of New Mexico
3/19/2015 6:20 AM
122
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO IL
3/19/2015 6:19 AM
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123
Tulane Law School
3/19/2015 6:19 AM
184 / 186
Economics of Law Practice 2014
Q79 Which of the following best describes
your geographical setting during 2014?
Answered: 794
Skipped: 155
Outside Alabama
Birmingham
Metro Area
MontgomeryAubu
rn-Selma
Mobile-Baldwin
County
Huntsville
Florence-Decatu
r-Shoals Area
Tuscaloosa
Dothan-Wiregras
s
Rural Alabama
Outside Alabama
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Answer Choices
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Responses
Outside Alabama
0.00%
0
Birmingham Metro Area
34.01%
270
Montgomery-Auburn-Selma
16.62%
132
Mobile-Baldwin County
8.44%
67
Huntsville
5.16%
41
Florence-Decatur-Shoals Area
4.28%
34
5.79%
46
Dothan-Wiregrass
2.27%
18
Rural Alabama
10.71%
85
Tuscaloosa
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12.72%
Outside Alabama
Total
101
794
186 / 186